Downloadable document • PDF • 27 pages The Thinc Foundation is making available an expert submission prepared by its Founding Trustee, Dr Lucky Mathebula, for consideration by the Madlanga Commission. The document examines a question with direct implications for public safety: when institutions receive warnings of criminal influence, who [...]
By Vusi Mona 1. Introduction The call to regulate religious institutions (not just churches) has become an emotive issue. At worst, it has been personalised and made a Thoko Mkhwanazi Xaluva issue. The latter chairs South Africa's Commission for the Promotion and Protection of Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Communities (CRL [...]
By Stan Itshegetseng South Africa mistook silence for weakness and noise for leadership. A political narrative repeated for years deserves one final inconvenience: the evidence. There comes a point in politics when a description is repeated so often that few remember who first proved it—or whether it was ever proved [...]
Author: Sandile Memela* The middle class is not one thing. It is not a single, neat block that thinks, votes, or acts the same way. It is split, uneven, and easily divided. That matters, because some think that we keep using “middle class” as an insult and as an [...]
PRESS RELEASE TEDA and Thinc Foundation Sign Memorandum of Understanding to Promote Trade, Investment and Public Engagement in Tshwane For immediate release City of Tshwane, Pretoria, 2026 The Tshwane Economic Development Agency (TEDA) and the Thinc Foundation have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) establishing a collaborative framework to [...]
Published in the Sunday Times, 12 April 2026 Thirty years after South Africa’s democratic transition, the paradox of being a voter has sharpened. Citizens continue to love their country deeply, yet their trust in those who govern has eroded. Voting, once an uncomplicated expression of loyalty to the liberation movement, [...]
The vigorous lobbying for Patrice Motsepe to raise his hand and refuse to obey Mbalula's "Ntate Motsepe dula fase" call might not be beneficial for South Africa. There was a time when the ANC released several of its leaders to join the private sector. This was driven by a need [...]
South Africa is in a political transition towards a post-2029 era of new political configurations. The time for one party dominance is up. Multiparty coalition government across all spheres of government is here to stay. This state of affairs triggers thinking on how the country would politically look like.As a [...]
South Africa’s political terrain is undergoing one of its most consequential shifts since the advent of democracy. The South African Communist Party’s (SACP) decision to contest state power at the local government level marks more than a strategic turning point; it represents a reconfiguration of long‑standing political alliances, ideological [...]
It is that time of the year when humanity is reminded of the divine sacrifice by God the Father, inspiring feelings of gratitude and reverence for His love and mercy. It is a moment of reflection on the meeting agenda of the Trinity, when a decision was made to release [...]
