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• Popularity Is Not a Sacrament: Why Durban’s Syncretism Debate Is Dishonest

  Mar 13

  A controversy in the Archdiocese of Durban is being misrepresented as a cultural crisis when it primarily concerns discipline, authority, and theological integrity in the Catholic Church. Two popular priests,… more ›

• Diplomacy Is Not Therapy II

  Mar 12

  It did not take long for the mask to slip. At his first public address since taking up the post of US ambassador to SA, Brent Bozell III arrived not… more ›

• The Crime of Unequal Mourning: How Empire Weighs Human Life

  Mar 6

  Western lives are named, mourned, and sanctified. Global south lives are reduced to numbers, stripped of identity, and buried in silence. In Gaza, over 70,000 Palestinians have been murdered—yet Western… more ›

• Bronze Without Trust: Why Statues Cannot Substitute for Governance

  Mar 5

  The unveiling of statues of Nelson Mandela and Oliver Tambo in Durban has sparked significant public backlash, revealing deeper issues of trust and governance failure in South Africa. Many citizens… more ›

• Bombs, Nobel Dreams, and the Empire’s Old Lie

  Mar 4

  The article critiques renewed US and Israeli military aggression against Iran, arguing that history shows empires cannot suppress a people’s desire for freedom. It dismantles familiar justifications for war: nuclear… more ›

• Parliament was not embarrassed yesterday. It embarrassed itself.

  Feb 27

  The Ad-hoc Committee on the Mkhwanazi Allegations witnessed a significant failure of parliamentary authority when Paul O’Sullivan walked out, highlighting the institution’s decline in procedural integrity. His dismissal of Parliament’s… more ›

• Blood Once, Briefs Now: The Zulu Throne After the Courts Fall Silent

  Feb 21

  The Constitutional Court’s refusal to allow Prince Simakade kaZwelithini to appeal marks a definitive end to the legal challenge against King Misuzulu kaZwelithini’s reign. What originated as a family dispute… more ›

• The Myth of Middle Class Power and the Class Wars

  Feb 20

  The discourse in South Africa often centers on race, but class may play an even more significant role in shaping political dynamics. The middle class, though educated and vocal, mistakenly… more ›

• Traditional Media, New Media, and the AI Disruption

  Feb 18

  By Nco Dube | 18 February 2026 The global media landscape is undergoing one of the most profound transformations in its history. Digital new media driven by social platforms, on‑demand… more ›

• Understanding South Africa’s Response to US Diplomatic Pressure

  Feb 17

  South Africa’s ambassador to the U.S., Ebrahim Rasool, was expelled for criticizing the Trump administration, marking a significant diplomatic tension. The U.S. then appointed Brent Bozell III, a controversial figure… more ›