OPINION

In Gaza, children flying simple kites amid the rubble face a disturbing new reality as toys are treated as military threats. The writer calls for global solidarity to defend Palestinian children’s right to play, safety and childhood. By IQBAL JASSAT Treating kites flown by children as military...

HASSEN LORGAT examines the South African Jewish Report’s coverage of Megan Choritz’s legal battle, arguing that its framing favours her opponent and raising wider questions about Zionism, anti-Zionism, free speech and media fairness. Talking, writing, or even thinking about the South African Jewish Report (SAJR) in many...

A conversation around Zaahied Sallie’s illustrated sīrah becomes a deeper reflection on Prophetic literacy: not merely knowing the story, but allowing its moral vision to shape Muslim homes, character, compassion and responsibility. By ADNAAN ADAMS On August 18, I had the honour of being in conversation with...

South Africa’s immigration debate reflects a deeper crisis of class, race and unequal access to public services. The writer argues that border enforcement alone cannot resolve the structural pressures driving migration and friction. By DR ZAID LANGA THE fierce debate over undocumented immigration in South Africa is...

At the Cape, Moulood gathers Qur’an, sīrah, salawāt, qiyām and inherited community practice into an expression of Prophetic love. This reflection examines the recognised scholarly positions on gratitude and remembrance of the Prophet ﷺ By ADLI YACUBI In the Cape, Rabīʿ al-Awwal has a sound before it...

As SADC meets for its annual summit, closed governance, electoral instability, mineral dependency, climate emergencies and weak public participation are limiting Southern Africa’s path to inclusive and sustainable regional development. By ASHRAF PATEL Each August, the Southern African Development Community (SADC) regional bloc meets for its annual...

Seventy-nine  years after independence, Pakistan remains constrained by military dominance, foreign dependence and elite rule. The writer argues that decolonisation requires popular sovereignty, social justice and an autonomous foreign policy. By PROFESSOR JUNAID S AHMAD Every August 14, Pakistan performs sovereignty like a state auditioning for the...

President Cyril Ramaphosa’s meeting with the family of IDF officer Daniel Perez has drawn criticism from activists, who say South Africa must keep its focus on Palestinian genocide victims and families seeking the return of withheld bodies. By HASSEN LORGAT President Cyril Ramaphosa’s meeting with the family...

President Ramaphosa’s meeting with Rabbi Doron Perez, father of IDF soldier Daniel Perez, raises questions over South African law on foreign military service and whether it affects the country’s genocide case against Israel at the ICJ. By IQBAL JASSAT The question doing the rounds is whether meeting...

Two decades after Condoleezza Rice spoke of the “birth pangs of a new Middle East”, the Mecca pact linking Saudi Arabia, Türkiye and Pakistan now suggests regional powers are beginning to imagine security beyond the old US-led order. By PROFESSOR JUNAID S AHMAD Twenty years ago, as...