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The irony of Mandela’s city: Could Johannesburg fall to the DA despite accusations of racism?

As voters prepare to head to the polls, Johannesburg faces an uncomfortable choice between political allegiance and basic service delivery. Polls suggest the DA's Helen...

DA-led Cape Town’s R114m concrete wall sparks apartheid comparisons

Civic groups and opposition parties slam Cape Town’s 9km concrete barrier along the N2 as divisive, saying the money should go towards housing and...

South Africa’s eight biggest metros fail clean audits amid R73bn in irregular spending

As South Africa heads to the polls, the Auditor-General's findings expose irregular spending, infrastructure failures and financial distress across the country's eight largest municipalities. On...

Helen Zille’s Soweto transformer: A gift or a political Trojan horse?

By Zingisa Mkhuma By the time DA leader Helen Zille handed over a transformer to residents of Meadowlands Zone 9 in Soweto, many households were...

El Niño threatens South African farming as Islam emphasises protecting the Earth

El Niño-related droughts have threatened farmers and food security across South Africa, raising concerns about environmental protection and the need for sustainable agriculture. The weather...

The democracy trap: How elections reward popularity over competence

“Democracy is the worst form of government except all those other forms that have been tried from time to time,” Winston Churchill told the...

Engaging the secular state: Muslims need red lines before they need access

By Mufti Emraan Vawda With South Africa’s local government elections scheduled for November 4, Muslims face a fundamental question: To vote or not to vote?...

We pay for our own deportation’: Muslim migrants reveal ordeal inside South Africa’s detention system

With deportations up 46%, detainees describe months in detention, paying for their own removal and limited access to their rights. "In detention, you don't have...

Leading academics Adam Habib and Ziyad Motala clash over Helen Zille endorsement

Professor Adam Habib’s endorsement of Helen Zille as Johannesburg’s next mayor has triggered a fierce intellectual showdown, with legal scholar Professor Ziyad Motala accusing...

Priced out of faith: Is Islamic education becoming a luxury for South Africa’s Muslims?

Should Islamic education be a privilege of the wealthy? As rising school fees place faith-based education beyond the reach of many working-class Muslim families...

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