One of the issues that has featured prominently in our public discourse since the mid-1990s is the question of whether traditional leadership (or chieftainship) – given its history – is still relevant in democratic South Africa.

The recent tragic events which resulted in the worst military setback in post-apartheid South Africa, with the death in combat of 13 South African soldiers in the Central African Republic (CAR), raise the importance of thinking and acting carefully in executing Pretoria’s intervention in foreign conflicts.

Considering academic qualifications when making appointments to leadership positions always met with resistance.

Thatcher stood against the near-unanimous view that pressure should be exerted on the apartheid regime.

Margaret Thatcher demonstrated that a woman could equal and exceed the highest qualities of leadership of any man.

It is an incontrovertible fact that the president misled Parliament about the reasons for the deployment of the SANDF in the CAR, David Maynier said.

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Some people are questioning the credibility of our criminal justice system following three bizarre judgments.

Having a ‘revolving door’ from government to business is very easy, says Judith February

It is not about being black or white. It is about conciousness, says Abe Thebyane

The decision to send a small, lightly armed force was based on outdated intelligence, writes Helmoed Römer Heitman