DO SHUTDOWNS REALLY DELIVER CHANGE IN ZIMBABWE?
There are two stories worth reflecting on whenever a society finds itself at a moment of acute political tension. The first is the story of Anna. For years, Anna found herself trapped in a difficult, volatile relationship with a man named Evans. Whenever tensions escalated, well-meaning friends and vocal advisers offered her the exact same […]
SPARKS ARE FLYING, YET NO ONE IS STEERING
The question posed by the last twenty-four hours is not whether Donald Trump or Iran is “winning” the war, or whether the latest actions represent an escalation or a walking backward. Both questions assume that someone is choosing. What is underway is a broader dynamic propelling events as if automatically—a condition in which what has […]
LABOUR DEPARTMENT’S COMPENSATION FUND CONTINUE FOSTERING COIDA COMPLIANCE IN KZN
The Department of Employment and Labour’s Compensation Fund will engage various sectors from Local Government & Suppliers, Security and Retail, Medical Service Providers and Organised Labour Workshops on the 4th-7th August 2026 in KwaZulu-Natal Province. These workshops were held during the months of June and July 2026 in Eastern Cape and Mpumalanga provinces respectively, however […]
BEYOND THE AFROPHOBIA ACCUSATION
Recent negative commentary and misleading media narratives emerging from parts of West Africa, particularly in relation to concerns raised in sections of Nigeria and Ghana, have portrayed South Africa as a country defined by xenophobia or “Afrophobia”. Some have gone further, suggesting South Africa is increasingly isolated from the rest of the continent and has […]