Tag: South Africa

CMG HOSTS ‘CHINA IN SPRINGTIME: CHINA’S DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE WORLD’ EVENT IN CAPE TOWN

The “China in Springtime: China’s Development Opportunities for the World” Global Dialogue, organized by China Media Group (CMG), was held in Cape Town, South Africa on Tuesday. The city’s historic landmark, the Castle of Good Hope, welcomed around 100 representatives from the business, academic, and media communities of China and Africa. Shen Haixiong, vice minister […]

HUGH’S: A JAZZ CLUB, A LEGACY, A HOMECOMING

Honouring Hugh Masekela and the Spirit of Jazz that travels the world There are places where music is performed, and then there are places where music lives. Jazz, perhaps more than any other genre, requires a home that allows it to breathe, rooms where improvisation hangs in the air like incense, where the distance between […]

COMPLIANCE, OPPORTUNITY AND SMALL-TOWN MOBILITY: HOW REGULATORY ALIGNMENT AND TARGETED INVESTMENT CAN TRANSFORM MOBILITY IN UNDESERVED AREAS

South Africa’s e-hailing sector is evolving, driven by regulatory clarity and expanding opportunities beyond major cities. With new international platforms arriving, the focus shifts to balancing compliance, investment, and opportunities for young South Africans. Investing Where Unemployment is Highest While many global ride-hailing companies initially focused on large metropolitan areas such as Johannesburg and Cape […]

CHINA–SA YOUTH FEDERATION CONGRATULATES NEWLY-APPOINTED AMB. LETSATSI-DUBA

The China–South Africa Youth Federation extends its warm and sincere congratulations to Ms. Letsatsi-Duba on her appointment as the Ambassador of the Republic of South Africa to the People’s Republic of China. This appointment represents an important moment in the continued strengthening of the long-standing and strategic relationship between South Africa and China. The Federation […]

NEW US ENVOY BOZELL’S START IN SA IS UNSAVOURY

South Africa’s fate appears to be like water on the palm of the hand of the US administration. A cursory desktop search has a plethora of examples that shows the utterly lopsided bilateral ties between Pretoria and Washington. It need not be like this. Diplomatic relations between two nations are premised on fundamental ethos such as mutual respect, voluntary cooperation and […]

MEA CULPA: THE ABDICATION AND CO-OPTION OF THE BLACK MIDDLE CLASS

South Africa has more Black leaders in powerful institutions than ever before. Yet the distance between the Black middle class and the communities that shaped it continues to widen. This essay reflects on the quiet abdication and co-option of that class—and the responsibility that now confronts it. There comes a moment when confession must move […]

REFLECTING ON BUSINESS CONFIDENCE IN TIMES OF WAR

A few years ago, I was fortunate to be a co-owner in a vehicle dealership. The lessons from operating a business in the automative sector were invaluable. One of many, I learnt the importance of consumer confidence in driving vehicle sales. After many years negotiating for the business, when we finally started, it coincided with three interest […]

ZIMBABWE’S CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT BILL NO.3 SPARKS SOCIAL MEDIA DEBATE OVER ‘ONE MAN, ONE VOTE’

The ongoing debate around Constitutional Amendment Bill No. 3 of 2026 has produced many strong opinions, but unfortunately, much of the discussion has also been clouded by misunderstanding, particularly around the idea that the amendment somehow removes Zimbabweans’ right to vote. One of the most prominent criticisms came from Honourable Tendai Biti, who, during an […]

SCHILLER INSTITUTE FORUM WARNS OF GLOBAL NUCLEAR WAR, URGES NEW SECURITY ARCHITECTURE

The Executive Intelligence Review (EIR) and the Schiller Institute convened an emergency international online forum on Tuesday, titled “Epstein and the bottomless depravity of the elites: Urgent need for a cultural renaissance.” Bringing together a diverse panel of international scholars, former legislators, and analysts, the event painted a stark portrait of a global order allegedly on the […]

“WE STAND RESOLUTE IN THE FACE OF AGGRESSION,” IRAN’S EMBASSY IN SA

The devastation of the assassination of the Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei gripped the offices of the Brooklyn cultural offices of the embassy of Iran in South Africa. Twenty-four hours after Israel and the US launched a surprise military attack on the home of the Supreme Leader in Tehran, “martyring” him and several other […]

THE DEGENERATION OF THE EPISTEMOLOGIES OF ECONOMIC THOUGHT: DECODING THE BUDGET SPEECH

Let me begin by disarming the title. Degeneration of the epistemologies of economic thought sounds like something you would only whisper in a doctoral seminar room. It sounds intimidating. Dense. Perhaps even deliberately obscure. But it is actually very simple. It asks one question: How did we forget how to think about the economy properly? […]

FARE THEE WELL, BRA JOE

Bra Joe Latakgomo was a gentle giant of Black journalism. Orally, he was not a man of many words. Almost a reserved personality, he treated people with respect. Even his objects of scorn, such as apartheid and its white establishments, he condemned with a sense of correcting, rather than ridiculing.  Joseph “Joe” Seshego Latakgomo breathed his last breath at Kalafong Hospital in Atteridgeville near Pretoria on […]