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Jayden Adams in action during Bafana Bafana's Fifa World Cup match against Czechia at the Atlanta Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia, on June 18.

MALAIKA WA AZANIA | Jayden Adams’ death made me question my views

Young people, even successful ones, even the ones who hold down jobs and live on their own, still require psychological, emotional, social and mental support. They still require us to check up on them, guide them, and be patient with them.

US President Donald Trump, March 31. File picture:   REUTERS

MALAIKA WA AZANIA | Is Donald Trump an aberration or a true reflection of the US?

The shocking insurrection on January 6 2021 that saw a violent attack on the US Capitol in Washington DC, carried out by a mob of President Donald Trump’s supporters, did not happen in a vacuum, writes Malaika Wa Azania.

Mimmy Gondwe deputy minister of higher education and training.

MALAIKA WA AZANIA | Sidelining of Gondwe raises serious questions about DA

A week ago, the recently elected federal leader of the DA, Geordin Hill-Lewis, submitted a request to President Cyril Ramaphosa to reshuffle the party’s executive positions in the government of national unity.

The Assegaaibosch bridge has been severely damaged by the flooding

MALAIKA WA AZANIA | When disruptive rain becomes a lifeline due to poor governance

Millions of South Africans live in indignity owing to poor governance

Only the roof remains visible after heavy flooding in Slovo Park in Mthatha.

MALAIKA WA AZANIA | We must take responsibility for our role in flood dangers

Attention is turning not only to failing infrastructure and climate change, but also to the role littering and illegal dumping play in worsening flood damage

For young adults to participate in the democratic process, they must trust in it, writes Malaika Wa Azania.

MALAIKA WA AZANIA | The youth vote debate is misdiagnosing the problem

Since President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the date of the local government elections, political parties and commentators have been speaking about the need to register young people to vote.

ANC women's president Sisi Tolashe. File picture

Tolashe’s misconduct and the gaslighting of South Africans

The failure by President Cyril Ramaphosa and the ANC Women’s League to hold Sisi Tolashe accountable for her actions is an insult to all South Africans, writes Malaika wa Azania.

Members of the SA National Defence Force hit the ground running in Nelson Mandela Bay on Thursday

Why deploying army to fight gangs is doomed to fail

MALAIKA WA AZANIA | On February 24, I wrote a critique of the deployment of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) to crime-ridden communities across the country, arguing that it was a short-term solution to a complex systemic…