A Car Company Says It’s Solving Youth Unemployment. Here’s What We Know. Youth unemployment isn’t a statistic — it’s your cousin who graduated two years ago and is still job-hunting, your friend who took an unpaid internship just to get…
Tax Criminals Are Winning. Here’s Why That Should Terrify You. South Africa is hemorrhaging R100 billion every year to illicit trade — and for decades, the government’s response has been little more than a slap on the wrist. Now, a…
The Most Dangerous Moment of Ramaphosa’s Political Life Is Here Cyril Ramaphosa has survived everything — Marikana, Phala Phala, coalition chaos. But the Constitutional Court just handed parliament a weapon his charm and willpower may not be able to deflect:…
A Billionaire, a Broken Deal, and a Battle That Won’t Die A US$195 million legal war is closing in on Patrice Motsepe’s business empire — and a South African court just gave his accusers another shot at justice. This isn’t…
The People Spreading Lies Online Aren’t Always Lying You’ve seen them. That cousin on WhatsApp forwarding “breaking news” about a miracle cure. That Twitter personality with 50,000 followers confidently explaining why the new vaccine is a government plot. That TikToker…
The Pump Is Political — And It’s Coming for Your Budget Fuel prices are never just numbers on a board at the petrol station. They determine how much your matatu fare costs, how much a trader pays to move goods…
A Union’s Alleged Mistake. Twenty Years of Service. Gone in a Day. On December 17, 2024, nineteen Golden Arrow Bus Services inspectors were handed dismissal letters — days before Christmas — after participating in a strike they were told was…
America Is Dumping Its Deportees on Africa — And Our Governments Are Taking the Money Sierra Leone just became the latest African country to do Donald Trump’s dirty work. On Wednesday morning, a Boeing charter flight touched down at Lungi…
Joburg Is Drowning in Debt and Broken Pipes — And Your Mayor Just Gave a Speech About It On Wednesday, 20 May 2026, Johannesburg Mayor Dada Morero stood inside St Mary’s Anglican Cathedral and told the city’s residents what they…
Africa Finance Corporation Launches $100M Tech Fund — And It’s About More Than Money Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) has approved a $100 million commitment to invest in Africa-focused technology fund managers — a move that directly challenges the long-standing dominance…
