Opinion
YONELA DIKO: DA at a crossroads: In search of political relevance on the cheap
The shifts needed to make real and meaningful change in racial inequality require deeply uncomfortable changes to white lives, writes Yonela Diko.
In his weekly newsletter, the president said that because of what we had lost due to the coronavirus pandemic, the country needed to forge a new economy in a new global reality.
Now is a definitive time to be seeking to draw lessons from the past and to think about a future South Africa shaped by citizens who demand accountability from those in power, writes Judith February.
Looking at the evidence and testimony so far, it's going to be complicated to predict if Derek Chauvin will be guilty of the charges brought against him, writes Nkanyiso Ngqulunga.
It’s important to undertake a frank assessment of some of the most pressing South African issues that our beloved Cde Chris Thembisile Hani fought for, writes Khaya Xaba.
Losing the love of your life is more than just losing their presence. They don’t just take their bodies with them when they die. They take everything else, reflects Haji Mohamed Dawjee.
Ongoing student protests in South Africa have once again highlighted various problems with higher education funding. They boil down to challenges of affordability and sustainability.
The real threat to internal cohesion of any political party is disruptive activities by intra-party groupings which find expression in different ways, forms and styles, writes Zamani Saul.
An accurate understanding of the problem is an important part of finding solutions.
Education has become simply an economic investment used to draw economic returns and not a process of developing a human being for wider social development, writes Yonela Diko.
The idea that the political system can have a depoliticised state or bureaucracy is not only naïve but dangerous, writes David Maimela
The country is not duped by the language of unity the party presents. It is busy tearing itself apart and has been doing so for a long while, writes Judith February.
While the solutions are there to ensure we are energy secure, it will take a lot more effort from government, businesses and us to get it right, writes Yonela Diko.
In the Mozambican province wracked by a violent insurgency, the convenient labelling of those rising up against the predatory elite paints a picture that is far from reality.
Haji Mohamed Dawjee has spotted what she thinks could be a fatal flaw in South Africa’s shark-warning system.
In response Mesuli Kama's opinion on Dan Plato, Reagen Allen challenges the idea that the Western Cape's leaders aren't doing enough to curb violence in the province.
Palesa 'Deejay' Manaleng is national champion in para-cycling. But it's not an easy ride, even for someone who is as decorated as she is.
The rule of law is under threat in our country. The ANC has become almost apologetic about the Constitution it helped craft 25 years ago, writes Judith February.
While Eskom works to improve its operational performance and new generation capacity is being built, there is much that we can each do to improve the situation, writes President Cyril Ramaphosa.