By Imraan Buccus Ramaphosa tried to assert his authority in KZN recently. It was clear that there are still enormous challenges to be confronted despite the mantra of unity. While he may have done a…
By Imraan Buccus Indonesia and South Africa will celebrate 25 years of diplomatic relations in 2019. They are strategic political and economic partners in the evolving geopolitics of the Indian Ocean Rim and more broadly…
By Imraan Buccus As we all know South African politics is in a systematic ethical crisis. Naturally most of the focus is on the ANC as the ruling party. But the UDM has its own…
While the world awaits justice for the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, it’s left to be seen if Yemen’s cry for an end to the war will be heeded, writes Iqbal Jassat. Finally the devastation in…
The ‘outrage’ by the West at the murder of Jamal Khashoggi is hypocritical – they care more for their big arm deals, writes Dr Aslam Sathar of Durban. The murder of Jamal Ahmad Khashoggi (JAK)…
By Imraan Buccus Global outrage about the murder of exiled Saudi Arabian journalist Jamal Khashoggi is mounting. It throws a bright light on the precarious existence of intellectuals, artists and dissidents in the Arab world…
Could a pledge by Saudi Arabia to purchase South African arms worth billions hold us hostage to a rogue regime’s contempt for human rights? asks Iqbal Jassat. What certainty do South African critics of Saudi…
Our government has a responsibility to excise weaknesses and realign the process to downgrade SA’s embassy in Israel without delay, writes Iqbal Jassat. Will Sisa Ngombane face the full might of presidential sanction for bringing…
Imam’s legacy would have much to say about how we as citizens of this country and the world ought to go about establishing a caring, humane and inclusive society, writes Aslam Fataar. …
Having regard for the history of the freedom struggle, it sounds strange to hear Ramaphosa extend goodwill to Israeli apartheid, writes Iqbal Jassat. During his recent visit to a Johannesburg synagogue, South Africa’s President Cyril…