October 3, 2024

100 days of GNU – a misleading dream or success-prone reality?

By: Stef Terblanche With the Government of National Unity (GNU) being in existence just over 100 days, a number of important and relevant questions are being […]
October 1, 2024

Revisiting the Freedom Charter: Is It Still Relevant to the Contemporary Coalition Era in South Africa?

By: Bongiwe Khumalo, The practice of institutionalized racial discrimination known as apartheid persisted in South Africa from 1948 until the early 1990s. The victims of the […]
September 23, 2024

Heritage Day and the Roots of Democracy: How South Africa’s Cultural Diversity Shapes Our Democratic Future

By: Tyesha Pillay Following South Africa’s first democratic election in 1994, Archbishop Desmond Tutu coined the term “rainbow nation”,  unwittingly capturing a powerful vision for the […]
September 18, 2024

Dual citizenship – Healing displacement traumas

“This country is your country, and anyone who wants to come to re-establish, connect with us here, is welcome,”  President Nana Akufo-Addo, 2021 By: Thelma Nyarhi […]
September 16, 2024

Courts can be their own worst enemy

By: Steven Friedman IN A South Africa in which it is fashionable to bemoan anything official, courts enjoy great esteem. But this may not last if […]
September 16, 2024

The Condition of Asylum Seekers and Refugees in South Africa is Unsatisfactory

By: Yolokazi Mfuto The conditions for refugees in South Africa in 2024 are one of significant difficulty. While the country remains a critical haven for many […]
September 9, 2024

Dual Citizenship and Migration Management in South Africa: The Case of Chidinma Adetshina

By: Stanley Ehiane Dual citizenship and migration management are complex and essential issues that highlight the greater challenges of establishing a balance between economic interests, individual […]
September 6, 2024

Nationality – a vanity quest for belonging and Identity.

By: Yolokazi Mfuto The notion of a person’s nationality or citizenship and Identity has always been a terrain for contestation for centuries. It has had many […]
September 4, 2024

Coalition governing and the future of social cohesion building in post elections in South Africa: Challenges and Opportunities

By: Adebimpe Esther Ofusori Coalition governance has become an increasingly prominent feature in South Africa’s political landscape, especially since the decline in vote of the dominant-party, […]