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A Disunited Front

By Editor / April 23, 2017

As we approach Freedom Day, South Africans may well survey the calibre of our political leadership — and descend into […]

By Editor / January 22, 2017

This week’s editorial examines the claims by President Jacob Zuma that his party has been given a ‘divine right to

As Donald Trump is about to be sworn in as US president, FR CHRIS CHATTERIS SJ looks at the “post-truth” society in which the

By Editor / January 15, 2017

Are the ANC “looting the State coffers?” This week’s editorial looks at the state of government corruption, past and present

To say 2016 was a tumultuous year — in national and international affairs, and for me personally — is an

By Jael SC / November 23, 2016

Like many others, the U.S. Catholic bishops are trying to figure out how to deal with a president-elect who’s different

By Mphuthumi Ntabeni / November 18, 2016

The rapid evolution of the Fees Must Fall (#FMF) student movement — right to the brink of a revolution —

By Tamar SC / November 15, 2016

The day before Donald Trump was elected president of the United States, Pope Francis said he would make no judgements

By Kilian SC / November 10, 2016

Congratulating Donald Trump for his victory in the U.S. presidential election, the Vatican secretary of state expressed hope that people