In a world where chronic diseases are accelerating faster than health systems can respond, artificial intelligence (AI)–powered telehealth has emerged as one of the most transformative tools in modern medicine. From remote cardiac monitoring to automated mental-health screening, digital care models are closing long-standing gaps for underserved communities who have historically faced limited access to physicians, specialists, and preventive health services. According to the World Health Organization, cardiovascular disease (CVD) is responsible for 17.9 million deaths each year, with low-income…

For ten days, Johannesburg was not only the diplomatic centre of the world. It became one of the busiest media capitals on the planet. As South Africa hosted the first G20 Summit ever held on African soil, a remarkable convergence took place: domestic broadcasters, continental networks and global giants set up cameras and microphones across Nasrec, turning the event into a global newsroom. What unfolded was more than news coverage. It was a vivid demonstration of how a free and…

Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos will on Monday, 1 December, announce Bafana Bafana’s final squad heading to the Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco. Earlier this week, the Belgian named a 54-man provisional team. Each participating team can submit a list of up to 27 players, but the Confederation of African football (CAF) will only cover travel and accommodation costs for 23 players. This means the countries that take more than 23 players will be liable for the costs of…

The persistent and structural crisis of gender-based violence (GBV) in South Africa necessitates an analytical hermeneutic that decisively anchors its genesis within the enduring colonial matrix of power (colonialidad del poder), Foucauldian modalities of power/knowledge, and spatialized dispositifs of oppression and resistance. This colonial matrix establishes and sustains the racialised and patriarchal hierarchies that subsequently consign specific subjectivities and corporeal realities, particularly those of Black women, queer, and trans persons, to the necropolitical calculus and the status of social death…

Ukraine is facing one of the largest anti-corruption scandals since the outbreak of the war. The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) has announced the disclosure of a criminal network linked to Ukrainian top officials. This network has withdrawn about $100 million from the country’s energy sector through kickbacks and shady corruption schemes. The Reuters news agency reported that the scope of the scheme and the involvement of individuals close to President Volodymyr Zelensky caused political shock and tension in…

As the G20 Leaders’ Summit wrapped up in Johannesburg, South Africa delivered a strong and assured finish to a historic gathering that placed Africa at the centre of global decision-making for the first time. Despite geopolitical tensions, a high-profile boycott by the United States, and heavy scrutiny of South Africa’s leadership approach, the summit ended with a clear declaration, a united front among participating nations, and renewed momentum behind the priorities of the Global South. A declaration secured early, signalling…

The decision by United States President Donald Trump to boycott the 2025 G20 summit in South Africa signifies more than just a political gesture; it symbolises a profound and meaningful rupture within the global colonial power structure. This action calls for a decolonial analysis that explains how it disrupts and redefines the key mechanisms of power rooted in what Quijano describes as coloniality, the ongoing system of racialised, economic, and epistemic domination. Drawing on Foucault’s concept of discursive regimes further…

The release of the fifth volume of Xi Jinping: The Governance of China, consisting of 91 of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s spoken and written works from 27 May 2022 to 20 December 2024, has further provided clarity on the issues in the contemporary governance of China, a major country whose domestic dynamics and international outlook are hugely consequential to the world. Such clarity is especially important because some intellectuals in the West have framed China as esoteric and its governance “opaque”…

Africa’s strategic position in the world has seen a continuous rise in recent years. From the growing importance of Global South cooperation to the surging demand for strategic resources such as critical minerals, multiple factors have converged to make Africa a focal point of international attention. According to data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, Africa attracted $97 billion in foreign direct investment in 2024, marking a year-on-year increase of 75 percent. This remarkable growth underscores the…

Two decades ago, an important development philosophy emerged that would redefine prosperity: “Lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets.” Known as the “Two Mountains” theory, it challenged the conventional trade-off between development and the environment by arguing that they are inseparable.  I recently visited Zhejiang Province in east China to see how this philosophy works in practice. What I found, beneath the canopy of a 200-year-old camphor tree in Xiaogucheng Village, was a model of green development that seamlessly…