Seychelles: African Development Bank approves $34 million loan to strengthen public services, private sector growth and climate resilience
By Christin Roby The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a $34 million loan to…
Andile Msindwana: 85% of top 100 brands loved by Africans are foreign – The branding crisis we ignore
INTRODUCTION: THE MIRROR IN THE MARKETPLACE There exists a single statistical indictment that ought to arrest the attention of every African…
George Barrow Gill: Heritage Day and the Danger of Cultural Gatekeeping – Why True Inclusion Leaves No Story Behind
Every year on 24 September, South Africans pause to celebrate Heritage Day, a nation-building milestone designed to honor the complex,…
Public value strengthens governance in government
By Ayanda Buthelezi There is a point at which a governance programme must stop being a conversation about principles and…
Andile Msindwana: The petroleum price mechanism and the sovereignty deficit
INTRODUCTION: THE MYTH OF THE FREE MARKET The price displayed on the pump in Howick bears no relation to the commercial discretion of…
Andile Msindwana: Money Laundering – The architecture of stolen legacy
INTRODUCTION – WHEN CRIME SEEKS RESPECTABILITY Every serious crime inevitably presents its perpetrator with two distinct challenges. • The first is…
Andile Msindwana: I remain an African, Part II
BEYOND DEFINITION When Thabo Mbeki declared “I am an African” before the National Assembly in 1996, he was not asking…
Writing by Accident, Publishing by Choice: My literary journey
My name is Thabile Mange. I am a civil servant, author and publisher. I became a writer almost by accident. When…
Technology must serve democracy, not stand between the people and their choice
As South Africa prepares to vote, we should remember that electoral systems, rules and technologies exist for one overriding purpose:…