Some have argued that were the ANC to win 60% or more in this election, it would have given the party a blank cheque for further larceny

The EFF’s militarised aesthetic is more than a sideshow. It forms a key part of its spectacle-oriented brand of politics.

The election will not change the government, but may change the balance of power between the two factions of the governing ANC, led by Cyril Ramaphosa and Jacob Zuma.

Women in Sudan have been resisting the controls placed on them for some time – by using their smart phones and social media to trade.

Sports are segregated by sex. But what happens when athletes don’t fit neatly into sport’s definition of gender?

The role of the military in toppling authoritarian rulers, after intensive popular protests, raises questions about how the AU’s policy against coups should be applied.

The great South African runner Caster Semenya may have competed in her last 800-metre race. She has been demonized for more than a decade, like many other female athletes before her.

Close to 4 million teenage girls are subjected to breast ironing worldwide. This harmful cultural practice, which is most prevalent in West and Central Africa, needs to stop.

This is the age we live in, and it is crucial that fact-checkers be in place to help media consumers guard against falsehood

The biggest threats are the concentration of media ownership and attempts to legislate the online media environment.