In December 2025 Australia banned children below the age of sixteen from social media accounts. Malaysia1 followed suit, while Portugal, Spain and France announced restrictions on social media, and the UK is considering such a ban. The matter is the subject of much discussion among parents, schools, tech companies, policymakers and children themselves. BP 661 […]

Water is our most essential environmental resource. Water does not belong to private landowners; instead, it is a public resource managed by the state for the benefit of all people. South Africa has faced significant challenges regarding both the supply and quality of its water. Environment Digest 49 – Water Scarcity & Municipal Infrastructure Breakdown […]

We are, as a nation, counting the days until the 2026 local elections in single digits. It has always promised to be a somewhat different election: the first under the national GNU with its own dynamics;1 the experiences of coalitions at local level with very varying outcomes; predictions of bigger parties showing reductions in popularity; […]