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CYRIL RAMAPHOSA: Equality for women in SA economy not where it needs to be
As a country, we have made progress in promoting equality for women in areas like government, civil society, the administration of justice, sport and culture. Unfortunately, we haven’t made the same progress in the economy, writes the President in his weekly newsletter.
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ANALYSIS: The rise and rise of North Korea's ‘first sister’ Kim Yo-jong
The increasing prominence of Kim Jong-un’s younger sister has prompted speculation about whether she is positioning herself for ultimate power in North Korea.
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ANALYSIS: Work-life balance: what really makes us happy might surprise you
Striking the perfect work-life balance, if there is such a thing, isn’t necessarily about tinkering with when, where and how we work - it’s a question of why we work.
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ANALYSIS: We can’t banish COVID-19. But we can end the pandemic with vaccines
Epidemics do not require the total eradication of the disease to end.
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JUDITH FEBRUARY: With promises aplenty, South Africa is in full election mode
Actions matter far more than words, especially to a citizenry tired of empty promises, writes Judith February.
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JABULANE BLOSE: Deaf voices need to be heard for us to be wholly human
Too often, the rights of the deaf community are overlooked. The lack of communication facilities excludes deaf people from important public conversations, writes Jabulane Blose, CEO of the South African National Deaf Association.
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ANALYSIS: A granular look at UK COVID-19 ‘red list’ shows why it’s deeply flawed
When the UK’s red list is considered at a more granular level, the difficulties become immediately apparent.
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JUDITH FEBRUARY: South Africa, this country of ours of no consequences
Violence stalks the land, in townships, hostels, and suburbs. It finds expression in the violence the state visits on people daily through poverty and a lack of care and respect, writes Judith February.
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CYRIL RAMAPHOSA: Public ethics unit should help end corruption
After about 16,000 government employees received COVID relief grants, President Cyril Ramaphosa says the public ethics unit will help end corruption.
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ANALYSIS: SA must better protect whistleblowers who are key in corruption fight
South Africa has seen a fair number of whistleblowers raising the alarm on irregularities and corruption – the most recent was murdered.
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ANALYSIS: How multicultural churches in SA are breaking down race barriers
Religious organisations have the potential to draw people out of their private, racially segregated lives, into a safe social space.
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HAJI MOHAMED DAWJEE: Designer Vibes only: Inside the policing of black spending
There seems to be an ongoing obsession among people of the world’s minority with trying to figure out why people of the world’s majority are so snobby when it comes to brands, writes Haji Mohamed Dawjee.
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MPHO A NDABA: Why the SABC needs to be more radical
Mpho A Ndaba writes about how, as white Afrikaners used the SABC to advance its nationalism, the public broadcaster is critical to depicting our contemporary, inherently anti-black, problems.
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ANALYSIS: The making – and then breaking – of SA’s Robben Island Museum
The Robben Island Museum’s current vulnerability is part of a bigger crisis facing institutions and the delivery of basic services in South Africa.
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ANALYSIS: Why academic achievement rewards in schools may not be a good idea
Schools assert that reward programmes recognise hard work and scholastic achievements and that they motivate learners to achieve. But it’s not as simple as one might think.
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KENNETH MOKGATLHE: The people have the power, not political formations
It is the people who are the bosses or masters of government, and not the other way round, writes Kenneth Mokgatlhe.
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ANALYSIS: CEO of SA's troubled power utility Eskom explains how it's being reset
Eskom CEO André de Ruyter explains what the state-owned power utility is doing to tackle a litany of challenges.
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CYRIL RAMAPHOSA: Electricity the most pressing issue for communities around SA
In his weekly newsletter, President Ranaphosa writes that when people are deprived of the basic services without proper explanation of why this has happened or how it is being fixed, it erodes public confidence in local government.
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HAJI MOHAMED DAWJEE: Grappling with Long COVID’s long-lasting effects
Haji Mohamed Dawjee has reached the apex of being very uncomfortable with the impact of Long COVID on her mind.
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JUDITH FEBRUARY: The ANC in government is a walking contradiction
President Ramaphosa and the ANC seem so consumed with internal crises and internal party unity that it constantly feels as if we are a country walking in treacle, writes Judith February.
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GHALEB CACHALIA: Sorry, Yonela Diko, but you’re wrong about the DA’s demise
Yonela Diko appears to be hellbent on employing disingenuous arguments and a dubious agenda to try discredit the DA, writes DA MP Ghaleb Cachalia.
