THE New South Africa was founded as the culmination of a decades-long civil rights struggle. Dubbed the "Rainbow Nation" the country's emergence from apartheid, was manifest evidence of the ability of both black and white to solve collective problems, to put aside history and to move forward into...

A YOUTUBE video posted by Adam Spires, substantiates claims that millions of gallons of drinking water are being allowed to escape, flowing downstream from a major dam, apparently to save farmers. Posted earlier this month, the video shows the sluice gates are open at a dam site outside of Cape T...

IN the annual search for a silver bullet solution to the Middle East problem, activists are rushed into reductionist conclusions. In the process open intellectual inquiry, debate and analysis about the conflict closes down. The resulting dogma and political correctness undermines the struggle for...

IN OCTOBER of 2015, I warned readers of the many dangers inherent to the deeply flawed and draconian Cybercrime Bill, Medialternatives was one of the first publications in the country to break the story, followed by an opinion piece written by myself and published by the Cape Times, I therefore f...

Let's dump this kakistocracy for good – Gugu Ndima  Not yet Uhuru – Lydia Cairncross  Rainbow nation is a myth that student's need to unlearn  – Daniela Gachago & Asanda Ngoasheng If the ANC falls what will rise in its place? – Justice Malala 18th anniversary of TRC Report  The predatory politica...