Ismail Joosub reviews the National Prosecuting Authority, established to be constitutional bulwark against crime and corruption, which has suffered from political meddling, poor leadership choices and resource constraints to become a shell of itself.
Christina Teichmann and Christo van der Rheede recently met with the CDU Parliamentary Group of Lower Saxony for a briefing in Cape Town during their visit to South Africa.
Amirah Hassim analyses the recently released General Household Survey and the stark contradictions between the Bill of Rights and the lived experiences of millions of South Africans.
Ismail Joosub considers the third rendition of the budget speech and what it would look like if it did not skirt around our most urgent long-term challenge: The economic and social exclusion of young people.
Christo van der Rheede responds to President Cyril Ramaphosa’s recent comments on race classification that have sparked a heated debate about South Africa’s journey towards equality.
Ismail Joosub clarifies misinformation claims about a racially motivated genocide in South Africa, the history of the “Afrikaner” identity and the legality of being a refugee.
Ismail Joosub and Christo van der Rheede consider the tabled third iteration of the 2025 Budget Speech with great concern, citing a lack of sustainable growth strategies.
Christo van der Rheede welcomes President Ramaphosa’s visit to Washington and hopes that the representatives of both South Africa and the United States put the needs of their countrymen before trivial domestic matters.
Christo van der Rheede, Executive Director of the FW de Klerk Foundation, reflects on former British prime minister Harold Macmillan’s 1960 “Winds of change” speech in relation to the changes currently occurring, both locally and internationally.
