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Lesufi has also prioritised transparency, voluntarily releasing forensic reports that uncovered irregularities in provincial departments.

The DA has tabled a motion of no confidence against Gauteng premier Panyaza Lesufi, criticising his leadership for deteriorating service delivery and failure to combat corruption.

Traditional skills development programmes fail to address SA's high unemployment rate, particularly among youth. There's a need for sustainable jobs, relevant training, and work experience that ensure long-term employment and economic stability.

The misuse and leaking of sensitive intelligence information by high-level officials pose a significant threat to democratic integrity and national security worldwide.

A recent conference shows that building a more compassionate world is a task for both men and women

Sudan has become the site of the world’s largest humanitarian and displacement crisis on record.

Tanzania's recent presidential election, where President Samia Suluhu Hassan won with nearly 98% of the vote, is criticized as a facade of democracy. The election was marked by the exclusion and harassment of opposition, media suppression, and a lack of genuine competition.

In Gauteng, construction mafias are exploiting a national policy designed to support local small businesses by hijacking infrastructure projects, leading to incomplete schools, clinics, and housing, with over R2.5bn worth of projects affected.

Teodoro Obiang, president of Equatorial Guinea, has been running the show for 46 years – almost half a century of “uninterrupted service”, or, as others might call it, a generational monopoly.

The systemic corruption in South African politics, where private donations to political parties lead to government tenders, is a cycle of influence and procurement corruption.

It is too early to tell, perhaps, but future generations would probably say the correct lyrics of the song should have read: “Amandla ase maseleni — the power is with the thieves.”

Milnerton High pupils were suspended for assaulting a fellow student, highlighting the transfer of societal violence into schools. The incident, shared on social media, raises concerns about mobile phone access in schools.

Fifteen years ago, SA’s former national police commissioner, Jackie Selebi, was found guilty of corruption.

The recent World Cup qualifiers, when Bafana Bafana made it through with almost an entire team of locally based players, served as a reminder that our local football continues to be the envy of many across the continent.

It’s an ugly, cyclical argument, but beneath the anger lurks something deeper: the ghost of coloniality that still haunts the post-apartheid dream.