Experts say South Africa must pair any under-16 social media restrictions with platform accountability, privacy safeguards, education and safer-by-design technology.
The 2026 US trustees report warns the Social Security trust fund could be depleted in 2032, cutting benefits. South Africa faces similar pressures from ageing, weak...
The Mecca Agreement binds Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan on paper. IOL questions whether it is a real security pact or a move to rebuild Saudi...
An opinion on how everyday male-dominated behaviours interruptions, mansplaining and double standards can quiet women's voices in the workplace.
Women in KwaZulu‑Natal are moving into hotel, conservation and tour leadership reshaping the province's tourism economy and opening new opportunities.
An opinion on how recent US sanctions against ICC officials and withdrawals from global bodies reveal a selective approach to international law and institutions.
EFF MP Carl Niehaus argues the 'King’s Gambit' framing misreads South African politics as strategy rather than elite self-enrichment, urging principled radical economic change.
IOL reports rising AI use in schoolwork and growing teacher concern that tools may erode critical thinking, motivation and face-to-face interaction.
South Africa spent nearly $18m on repatriations; 82,875 people have been deported or repatriated. The country must balance border control with humane enforcement.
Dr Tlaleng Mofokeng’s final UN report labels attacks on healthcare as 'medicide' and frames reproductive rights violations as a public‑health crisis in Gaza, Sudan and beyond.
