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.
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CYRIL RAMAPHOSA: We need to put the SA economy on a different growth path
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.
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JUDITH FEBRUARY: How did South Africa lose its way so badly?
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.
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OPINION: Can we predict if Derek Chauvin is guilty of George Floyd's murder?
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.
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KHAYA XABA: 28 years after Chris Hani’s assassination, how is SA faring?
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.
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HAJI MOHAMED DAWJEE: Love, loss and living on
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.
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ANALYSIS: This is how SA’s higher education funding system can be more realistic
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.
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ZAMANI SAUL: The ANC’s RET grouping is a precursor to a new party
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.
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ANALYSIS: This is why South Africa is not bottom of the class for road safety
An accurate understanding of the problem is an important part of finding solutions.
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YONELA DIKO: Education should not be commoditised
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.
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DAVID MAIMELA: The blessing and curse of political deployment
The idea that the political system can have a depoliticised state or bureaucracy is not only naïve but dangerous, writes David Maimela
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JUDITH FEBRUARY: Good news for the ANC is little more than empty promises again
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.
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YONELA DIKO: What can be done about South Africa's energy insecurity?
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.
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OPINION: Mozambique's Cabo Delgado insurgency has a complex reality
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.
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HAJI MOHAMED DAWJEE: The scariest thing about sharks are the warning flags
Haji Mohamed Dawjee has spotted what she thinks could be a fatal flaw in South Africa’s shark-warning system.
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IN RESPONSE: Skewed facts & personal attacks do not change WC policing reality
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.
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PALESA MANALENG: What it's really like to be a black para-cyclist
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.
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JUDITH FEBRUARY: SA’s toxic mix of impunity & the everyday violation of rights
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.
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CYRIL RAMAPHOSA: Resolving SA’s energy crisis fundamental to economic recovery
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.
