East London: A beach closed by sewage — not storms
It used to be the weather that decided whether you went for a swim. Now it’s a bacteria count. In Buffalo City — an ANC-run municipality covering East London, Bhisho (formerly…
Analysis
Clear-eyed analysis of South Africa's collapse — stripped of spin, focused on reality.
Eskom warns of loadshedding — a day after bragging about progress
One of the defining features of collapse is that it doesn’t announce itself with finality. It lingers. It recedes, then resurges. And just when you think something might have…
City of Johannesburg: They won’t fix it — but they’ll fine you if you try
Few places capture the collapse of Johannesburg more visibly than Fourways. Once one of the most sought-after suburbs in the northern corridor, Fourways is now a site of growing…
It’s 2025 — and you still need to declare your race to apply for a government job in South Africa
Present-day South Africa doesn’t just tolerate racial classification — it formalises it. It embeds it into paperwork, public service entry points, and compliance systems. And even…
Johannesburg’s Sandton Drive to Leila Khaled Drive: A Political Stunt Masking Governance Failure
The City of Johannesburg is facing a litany of infrastructure crises, from persistent power outages to deteriorating public services, rampant crime, and unregulated land…
Trump says South Africa is Under Watch—And That’s Exactly What the Country Needs Right Now
For three decades, South Africa has been treated as a political anomaly—a state where governance failures have been dismissed as unfortunate by-products of history rather than…
No, Mexico Did Not Close Its Border with the US
Where uncertainty exists, the search for clarity becomes inevitable—whether in good faith or for more insidious purposes. Nowhere is this more evident than in the political and…
Malema Finds New Relevance as Trump Administration and Elon Musk Turn Focus to South Africa
For over a decade, Julius Malema has thrived on disruption, but disruption only works when there is an audience. In the months following the EFF’s electoral losses in 2024, Malema…
Trump’s Executive Order: More Than Bluster, It Could Sink South Africa’s Economy
South Africa has found itself in the crosshairs of the Trump administration. Just days ago, US President, Donald Trump issued a statement lambasting the South African government, a…
Informal Lunches and Police Station Takeovers: How Scammers are Exploiting SAPS for Legitimacy
South Africa has seen a surge in scams, each more elaborate than the last. But a new and deeply troubling development is emerging—one that goes beyond online deception and…
