Is the idea of rehabilitation redundant in South Africa?
Without the political incentive for fundamental economic change, the fortunes and possibilities for rehabilitation of ex-offenders will not, and cannot, change
Ramaphosa’s undoing is likely to be our Pyrrhic defeat as well
While politicians have their knives out over Phala Phala, many greater crimes are pushed to the sidelines
Democracy is worth defending in the face of multiple attacks from Russia and Iran to North Korea and the US
Authoritarian would-be emperors such as Putin and Jinping and the US’s military-industrial complex erode the open society and its values of individual freedoms
Stealthy state crimes during times of disaster
ANC cadres used the Covid-19 pandemic for self-enrichment under the guise of BBBEE
US conduct regarding Taiwan evinces a dangerous and ignorant strain of orientalism
It underestimates the role of face-saving, which is central to Chinese culture, and the country’s priorities, such as attaining the Chinese Dream
Banning abortion criminalises femininity as it does race and poverty
Unpacking the reversal of Roe v Wade and the ruling in Dobbs v Jackson reveals a pushback against gains made by women
Ramaphosa’s quick release of Zondo’s report a bold but dangerous move
Probe findings may result in little more than a Pyrrhic victory as kingpins go free
What the Omicron variant and Mashaba’s election ticket have in common
Stigmatising the marginalised is driven by vested interests, both in the case of African foreign nationals subject to xenophobia and South Africans facing economic doom
Torture is not limited to CIA black sites – it’s alive in South Africa’s prisons
Unlike the US, it is not foreigners that are subjected to torture and cruel treatment, but South Africans
Fraser saves Zuma from prison – again
The correctional services commissioner (and former spy boss tied to state capture) overruled the medical board’s dismissal of the former president’s application for parole
