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01 November 2022
Citizens, not sitizens, please: more than ever, South Africans must take charge
We need active citizenship to show social solidarity to break out from the hopelessness, paralysis and apathy.
01 November 2022
Keeping it simple: monetary policy, growth and jobs in South Africa
Public lecture: Central banks are important, long-standing expressions of a universal need for stability in social and...
20 October 2022
Mass trauma is leaving everyone broken
We need to teach self-love, self-esteem, and agency assertation at all levels of South African society to rebuilt the...
18 August 2022
How do you stop a hospital heist? Appoint a plunder-proof board
Theft-proof hospital boards must be set up to hire and fire the heads of hospitals, and to hold them accountable.
28 July 2022
Step-aside issue set to dominate policy conference and influence ANC leadership
Associate Professor William Gumede talks about the ANC's policy conference, which prepares for the organisation's...
09 July 2022
Statement: Role of universities as public interlocutors of dialogue
Universities have an important role to play in upholding democracy, in speaking truth to power, and in facilitating...
22 June 2022
Ramaphosa will build trust if he opens up about the theft at his game farm
In South Africa, leadership failures and the denigration of ethics have undermined our concept as a nation.
10 June 2022
A BIG alone may not solve SA’s inequality problem, but it does improve individual agency
A basic income grant is not only a matter of welfarism, but also a developmental project.
10 June 2022
The problem of funding SA students can be solved
SA's private financial sector should fund all students, no matter their means, with loans underwritten by the state.
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14 May 2025
WATCH: US genocide claim aims to undermine SA in Israel case - Ngcetane-Vika
Forty-nine white South African Afrikaners arrived in the United States of America to be granted refugee status, claiming...
01 April 2025
WATCH: WSG Post Election Conference
Consolidating South Africa’s Democratic Governance: The WSG Post Election Conference took place from 26 until 28 March...
07 February 2025
WATCH: WSG experts weigh in on SONA
Professor Kwandiwe Kondlo and Dr Rekgotsofetse Chikane discussed what to expect at the State of the Nation Address by...
20 January 2025
WATCH: Trump inauguration - what to expect
Dr Thelela Ngcetane-Vika spoke to the SABC about incoming US President Donald Trump's vision as he returns to the White...
20 January 2025
WATCH: Reflection on #FeesMustFall legacy - Chikane
Former #FeesMustFall activist Dr Rekgotsofetse Chikane, contributor to Fees Must Fall: Student Revolt, Decolonisation...
19 November 2024
WATCH: Russia-Ukraine Conflict - WSG weighs in
Dr Thelela Ngcetane-Vika reflected on the ongoing war in Ukraine. This comes after US President Joe Biden authorised...
