Insight

Revered for producing many of Africa’s intellectual and political giants, the University of Fort Hare is once again engulfed in a governance crisis, prompting urgent questions about the true cost of confronting corruption, writes Edwin Naidu.

In his farewell speech, outgoing Sars commissioner Edward Kieswetter reflects on his seven years at the revenue collector

Determined to stay out of the cabinet, the new DA leader will have to steer a difficult course, writes Andisiwe Makinana.

Real-world horrors echo in Gilead's imagined theocracy

Nearly 75% of conflicts are related to access to ocean resources such as fisheries or places like mangrove forests, fishing grounds and landing sites

The global shift away from internal combustion engines is accelerating, and public transport must be part of it, write MJ Booysen and Joshua Sello

Phuthuma Nhleko warns that Africa is ill-prepared to capitalise on its people explosion

SA is trialling a cheap, portable TB test that costs a third of the current standard. But the new test can’t detect drug-resistant TB, raising questions about trading accuracy for reach

It is not only Trumpland that faces this threat to democracy — South Africa does too, writes Ravi Pillay

Lenacapavir will be rolled out at South African clinics within the next couple of months. But how best to spend the HIV prevention budget so that the country can drive infections down as fast as possible? Here’s what modelling data shows

This is an edited extract from 'Bloke of All Ages', a volume of essays about exiled writer Bloke Modisane who died in West Germany 40 years ago.

Middle East hub’s reputation has been challenged by recent Iranian retaliatory strikes targeting airports, hotels and ports, undermining investor confidence and causing significant psychological impact

In this extract from 'Escaping the Sun: My Life Beyond Sol Kerzner' by Peter Venison and Melinda Ferguson, Venison describes how he nearly got Mohammed Ali to fight in Bophuthatswana

Leo Brent Bozell III has presented his letters of credence to South Africa’s government, formally assuming his duties as Washington’s top diplomat in Pretoria.

Here are answers to 11 questions on why drug resistance and climate change are a big public health issue