New Frame steps back
After close to four years of intense work we must now reimagine how journalism can and should be done in a moment when the coils of social and political crisis squeeze ever more tightly.
Editorial and Analysis
Behind Day Zero is a metro that has failed to care
When the taps run dry in the Nelson Mandela Bay municipality, it will be the failures of the political class that plunge more than one million residents into disaster.
Safa needs reforms, not simply a new leader
Regardless of who is elected president of South Africa’s football governing body on 25 June, the issues plaguing the game will persist because the leading candidates are part of the problem.
Let the people make their own history
History has shown that the only way to achieve democracy, dignity and freedom is through mass struggle and organising. The people of Swaziland and Morocco continue to fight.
From courage to collapse
The disintegration of the ANC’s integrity and its capacity to drive a social project is part of a wider crumbling of progressive politics.
Echoes down the corridor: The meaning of June 16
The class of 1976 shook off the previous generation’s climate of fear and showed the country what it could achieve through mobilisation. Now, more than ever, we need to take heed.
Harness Africa’s knowledge to curb deadly diseases
Homegrown solutions built on regional knowledge addressed the Aids and tuberculosis epidemics. The same approach can be applied to other health crises for the benefit of humanity.
Abandon all hope that the ANC cares for us
With a government that fails to provide the much-needed relief available to a population that is increasingly desperate, the onus is on ordinary South Africans to hold the country together.
Senzo Meyiwa’s trial also puts language in the dock
South Africa’s judicial system uses mostly English, even though the country has 11 official languages. A lack of courtroom interpreters means African-language speakers are disadvantaged.
Nato entrenches itself in Africa
The war in Libya, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s first major military operation on the continent, was part of a strategy to coalesce Western power and expansion into Africa.
Decent and dignified healthcare for all
The proposed National Health Insurance scheme is, in principle, an excellent initiative. The problem is that no one in their right mind trusts the ANC to implement it.
UK forges ahead with its controversial refugee plan
The countdown has begun for asylum seekers in the United Kingdom who are destined to be sent to Rwanda, where they will have to remain while their applications are processed.
The Taliban’s bid to make Afghan women invisible
Afghanistan’s tightening control on women is reversing many of their rights in that country, with women now ordered to wear veils, travel with men and stay out of schools.
Food sovereignty is a bulwark against desperation
As food prices and the cost of living soar globally, the crisis of hunger in South Africa is rapidly escalating. Action must be taken, and swiftly.
Russia’s war will worsen the global food crisis
The Global South will suffer most as colonial legacies, climate change and capitalism continue to plunge millions of people into hunger.
Bolivian activists refuse to be in the margins
Asking vital questions for humanity’s future, including about water, land and collective decision-making, the Indigenous people of the South American country fight for an equal world.
Let them have a ridiculously large luminous flag
The ANC is so out of touch with reality that it is now firmly ensconced in the realm of farce. The need for credible alternatives could hardly be more urgent.
Stellenbosch urination emblematic of deeper racism
Though the Stellenbosch university student’s act needs to be condemned, obvious discrimination is a symptom of an ingrained hierarchical system that continues to favour white people.
Sibongile Mani doesn’t deserve a tarnished name
The student convicted of spending financial aid money that wasn’t hers has been granted leave to appeal her five-year prison sentence. It is a step towards justice, dignity and humanity.
We need a president – woman or man – who cares
Having a woman leader of the country would show a shift in gender equity, but more than that, South Africa needs someone morally unimpeachable who listens to the impoverished.
Mali ejects French forces amid serious challenges
The fractious relationship between the two countries has reached a new low with France being ordered to leave immediately. This has many implications for the strife-torn region.