President Cyril Ramaphosa says we must be more like the Chinese and stop badmouthing his ANC-led government.
Minister Khumbudzo Ntshavheni says the government has done a great job. The state of the nation is the private sector’s fault.
It is simplistic to label their decision to opt out of voting as 'apathy' - almost all young people, including those who do not vote, have a political opinion and concerns about the state of our nation, writes Malaika Mahlatsi.
The youngest adult members of our society must be convinced to vote, but how? Representation is the key, writes Mandy Wiener.
In societies where religion predominates, it is pivotal that faith-based organisations play their part in eradicating gender-based violence and femicide - and face resistance and possibly alienation in response to the call for gender equality that will threaten to shake the foundations of patriarchal religious traditions, writes Joanne Joseph.
A new moment beckons in South Africa, and we need to do better, think better, live better, agree better, for the benefit of the future of our country, writes Monde Ndlovu.
Taxpayers spend eyewatering amounts on now seemingly ineffective (and often excessively violent) VIP protection for politicians.
As I sat in my comfortable hospital room post-surgery, having a delicious lunch of ham and cheese sandwiches with rooibos tea and a slice of cheesecake, I couldn’t help but reflect on how such a privilege is accorded to only a few, writes Malaika Mahlatsi.
During the Cape Town leg of the Springboks Webb Ellis Cup tour, throngs of proud and patriotic South Africans showed up to celebrate the Rugby World Cup 2023 champions. It was like a scene out of an apocalypse - an awesome, benign one, though, writes Cato Louw.
Corruption in higher education institutions undermines the foundations of education by eroding the values of equality of opportunity and meritocracy – but not all hope is lost, write Nneka Akwu and Paul Kariuki.
The charges against the fake doctor have been withdrawn due to… insufficient evidence?!
As the 30-year mark of our democracy beckons, we need an honest and open discourse about where we are and where we need to go - and black intellectuals need to keep their hands in the furnace of debate, writes Monde Ndlovu.
The potentially most transformative election since 1994 is months away. Welcome to the silly season, writes Mandy Wiener.
While Palestine has seen many colonisers in over 2,000 years of continuous struggle, the last coloniser, the British, after promising both Jews and Palestine statehood, decided to jump ship when they could not stop the confrontation among natives, writes Yonela Diko.
The double-standards are not only appalling, but are a reflection of the historical racist attitudes that persist in the West, rooted in the idea that the lives of people of the global majority are insignificant, writes Malaika Mahlatsi.
Using a simple but effective concept of temporary possession through a game, A24's 'Talk to Me' is able to portray one of the most hauntingly nuanced depictions of mental anguish in cinema, whilst never coming across as exploitative.
The Springboks and their talisman captain Siya Kolisi, with a sense of duty and obligation, carry the weight of a nation.
The language of intolerance is being amplified as we head towards the 2024 general election, with discourse on immigrants and jobs still dominated by arguments and biased observations that have no basis in scientific evidence, writes Malaika Mahlatsi.
