‘By cycling, we are not just riding for fitness; we’re riding with the intent to bring hope to those who have lost everything.’ – Dr Elias Parker By NONTOBEKO AISHA MKHWANAZI When most people think of cycling, images of winding roads and fitness may come to mind....

VICTOR RITCHIE, former principal of Harold Cressy High School in Cape Town, delivered the special guest address at the Honouring Our Teachers in Their Lifetimes award ceremony by the Movement Against Illegitimate Leaders’ (MAIL) on Saturday November 9, 2024. My task is to reflect on just a...

MAIL paid tribute to teachers who had served the educational needs of the youth in the community above and beyond the call of normal duty. By FARID SAYED THE Movement Against Illegitimate Leaders (MAIL) paid tribute to 30 retired teachers at an award ceremony on Saturday November...

Reimagining universities should be grounded in the realities of their societies, using their knowledge, resources and research capacities to address pressing societal issues. By PROFESSOR ASLAM FATAAR African universities stand at a major crossroads. Established as institutions dedicated to the public good and nation-building, they now face...

Systemic change is essential, beginning with a reimagining of the Foundation Phase to emphasise social-emotional skills and personal development for township children. By SIGAMONEY NAICKER The silence of social commentators on the state of education in the Western Cape is staggering. After more than a decade working...

SHAFIQ MORTON reviews Wadah Khanfar’s The First Spring, The Political Praxis of the Prophet of Islam In the 21ST century, as the ‘western civilisational’ model starts to crumble – epitomised by its lack of conscience on Gaza, the moral decrepitude of its political leadership and its climate-damaging...

Jacques Kallis comes out of retirement to make his veterans cricket debut. FEROZ SHAIK In an exciting turn of events for Cape Town's veterans cricket league, cricketing legend Jacques Kallis made his highly anticipated veterans debut for Claremont on Wednesday, October 30, in a match against reigning...

‘Even though I did not know it before, I know it now: Karbala, Najaf and Baghdad have played, and continue to play, a role in who I am today.’ By SALEEMAH JAFFER Iraq always seemed like a mystical place – the Baitul Hikma (House of Wisdom), schools,...

Former Protea, Farhaan Behardien made his veterans cricket debut for Ottoman Cricket Club. FEROZ SHAIK Former Protea, Farhaan Behardien made his veterans cricket debut for Ottoman Cricket Club with a man of the match performance against Hanover Park Cricket Club. Behardien, a veteran of 59 one day...

‘Israel has intentionally destroyed or damaged all Palestinian sporting infrastructure in Gaza, including major stadiums, some of which were used as detention and torture centres by Israeli forces.’ By SHAKIR ACHMAT LED by the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement, the push to isolate Israel from international...