2025 REFLECTIONS: REALITIES OF OUR TIME
2025 was without doubt a profoundly instructive year for both our country and for the trajectory of world history. During this year, we witnessed epoch-shaping global events such as the persistence of old armed conflicts and the emergence of new ones. We have seen how emerging technologies are being increasingly used to bolster imperialism and […]
SOUTH AFRICA’S ECONOMIC PROGRESS IN 2025: SIGNS OF RECOVERY AND GLOBAL RELEVANCE
The year 2025 marked a significant moment for South Africa. There is renewed economic momentum after a prolonged period marked by structural constraints, policy uncertainty, and weakened investor confidence. While challenges remain, recent developments point to a country slowly but decisively stabilising. Improvements in fiscal discipline, growth performance, employment trends, and international standing suggest that […]
BIKO, THE EMBODIMENT OF OUR DEEPEST ASPIRATIONS
Today (18 December), the black world comes to a complete halt to mark the 79th birthday of one of the greatest Black men to ever walk the earth- Bantu Steve Biko. Even though he had only lived for three decades and had been politically active for about a decade, Biko built a monumental and enduring […]
ADVOCATE SIMELANE’S NDPP INTERVIEW: LEGAL CLARITY, STRATEGIC CONFIDENCE, AND A CASE FOR PRACTICAL JUSTICE
Advocate Simelane’s recent interview in the context of the National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP) process was far more than a routine media engagement. It was a deliberate, composed, and intellectually commanding moment on national television—one that revealed a legal mind fully aware of the moment, the scrutiny, and the weight of public accountability. Watching […]
IF GBV WAS A DISASTER, WESTERN CAPE HAS MADE IT A CATASTROPHE!
At the beginning of this month, GBV was officially declared a National Disaster in South Africa. However, this past week, the nation woke up to an unforgivable reality: the Western Cape has no rape kits whatsoever. Although this was so vehemently denied by a scrambling SAPS spokesperson Colonel Andrè Traut mere days ago, an […]
BUSINESS ICON MASHILE-NKOSI LEADS CROWDS IN STEM CELL AND BLOOD DONATION AWARENESS CAMPAIGN
Renowned businesswoman and philanthropist, Daphne Mashile-Nkosi, has led a public awareness campaign aimed at basic education around the debilitating lack of stem cell and blood donation in South Africa. The event was organized by the Stanley & Daphne Nkosi Foundation (SDNF) and actively supported by the Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital, SA National Blood Service (SANBS), […]
REALITY EXISTS, AND IT WILL HAVE THE LAST WORD
Delusional European so-called “leaders” are in a meltdown over the prospect that their raison d’être, namely war against Russia, is swiftly coming to an end. It is not clear at the moment whether the war will be ended by a Russian military victory against the global NATO forces in Ukraine, or through negotiations, but the end […]
ZAKITHI NKOSI STEM CELL DONATION AWARENESS AND RECRUITMENT DRIVE
The Stanley & Daphne Nkosi Foundation (SDNF), supported by DKMS Africa, the South African National Blood Service (SANBS), and the South African Bone Marrow Registry (SABMR) is appealing for media partnership ahead of the Stem Cell & Blood Donation Drive. Date: 13 December 2025 Venues: Maponya Mall The drive is held in honour of Zakithi […]
UNISA DISMISSES BASELESS MEDIA REPORTS INTENDED TO HARM ITS REPUTATION AND VC LENKABULA’S
The University of South Africa (Unisa) notes with serious concern reports doing the rounds on certain media platforms alleging the eruption of a corruption scandal and claims of explosive allegations faced by the university and its Principal and Vice-Chancellor. The university dismisses these reports and allegations with the contempt they deserve and would like to […]
PRESIDENT RAMAPHOSA TO PRESIDE OVER 20TH ORDINARY MEETING OF THE PRESIDENTIAL CLIMATE COMMISSION
President Cyril Ramaphosa will on Friday, 05 December 2025, preside over the 20th Ordinary Commission Session and Inauguration Ceremony of the Presidential Climate Commission (PCC) at the Sefako Makgatho, Presidential Guest House in Tshwane. The establishment of the PCC, which is chaired by President Ramaphosa, followed recommendations from the Presidential Jobs Summit in 2018 where […]