Opinion
ANALYSIS: Why being stuck at home drains our creativity
The disappearance of the corner coffee shop means more than lost wages.
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ANALYSIS: Mutating coronavirus: Herd immunity now harder, but there’s still hope
New strains, some of which appear to be more infectious than the original one, are threatening to derail progress in fighting the disease.
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CINDY POLUTA: Parents are tired. But we must accept that life sucks right now
Perhaps we should be changing our mindsets altogether when it comes to living through a pandemic, writes Cindy Poluta.
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CYRIL RAMAPHOSA: We need to work together to rebuild and transform our economy
In his first weekly letter for 2021, the president said for South Africa, as for most countries around the world, the year 2021 will be extremely challenging.
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YONELA DIKO: Amathole and the curious case of broke municipalities
How municipalities can get themselves out of the financial ruts they're in, according to Yonela Diko.
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ANALYSIS: Here’s how South Africa failed to get its act together on vaccines
Critics of the South African government argue that it has done too little too late to secure vaccines, and that it doesn't have a proper plan in place for rollout.
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HAJI MOHAMED DAWJEE: Gifts that get you through the year
We all need a distraction from a year that seems to have just stayed in the same bed as the last without the willingness to get up and change the sheets before getting back in again, writes Haji Mohamed Dawjee.
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ZWELINZIMA VAVI: Stop merely discussing the basic income grant
The state must implement the basic income grant now if it wants to retain any semblance of legitimacy, writes Zwelinzima Vavi.
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Social media's seizing of the Uganda election narrative was good for democracy
The migration to social media has been driven by two key factors: it's youthful voting population and excitement for Bobi Wine.
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JUDITH FEBRUARY: A deeply divided nation, SA needs to find its better angels
South Africa has lessons to learn from last week’s moment of rupture in American history, writes Judith February.
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FACT CHECK: ANCYL’s promotion of steam and pH ‘cures’ for COVID-19
Africa Check takes a closer look at two ‘remedies’ for COVID-19 being shared by the African National Congress Youth League in Tshwane.
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EXPLAINER: Dummy’s guide to how trade rules affect access to COVID-19 vaccines
A waiver on some intellectual property rules at the WTO for COVID-19 vaccines would ensure more equitable access, but wouldn't solve all the problems facing developing countries.
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YONELA DIKO: After selling hate, the Republican Party needs to find redemption
Donald Trump and his new Republican Party presented more than policy differences among Republicans and Democrats, they presented a fight between America First and those who didn't love America enough, it was a test between god and the devil, writes Yonela Diko.
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BUSANI NGCAWENI: Being human in the age of calamity
In this time of disaster, continuing to be human makes all the difference, writes Busani Ngcaweni.
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IN FULL: Ramaphosa's COVID-19 address 11 January 2021
This is the full contents of President Cyril Ramaphosa's full COVID-19 update address.
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NDLELENI BOYILANE: Dakota Legoete’s opinion belongs in the dustbin
Dakota Legoete's recent opinion piece on Ace Magashule brings the ANC into disrepute, writes Ndleleni Boyilane.
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YONELA DIKO: ANC's Jan 8th statement must be a rallying call for harder work
While the ANC's birthday celebrations commemorate the party, its annual address will also be a statement for the nation, writes Yonela Diko.
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HAJI MOHAMED DAWJEE: Cyclists, cyclists everywhere and not a care to spare
Haji Mohamed Dawjee's first day dropping her child of at daycare was traumatic for more reasons than you can guess.
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Was it a coup? No, but siege in the US was the violence of a fragile democracy
Media organisations, social media and other commentators are debating if the siege on the US Capitol was indeed a coup d’etat.
