Zikalala declares war on wasteful expenditure in KZN after AG audit results
Politics
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CHARLES WEBSTER: Rape culture roulette, every woman’s daily game
Over the course of their lives, South African women wake up to the knowledge that they have a chance of being one of the four out of every 10 women who will be raped – and today might be the day, writes Charles Webster.
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HAJI MOHAMED DAWJEE: After World Mental Health Day, a Valkenberg story
As someone who lives with a mental illness, the history of syndromes, treatments, people and doctors at a place such as Valkenberg psychiatric hospital has always fascinated Haji Mohamed Dawjee.
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JUDITH FEBRUARY: Pressure on Mboweni to shape economic message for SA
South Africa talks far too much and does far too little. The time for endless discussion on economic policy must surely be over, writes Judith February.
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FIKILE-NTSIKELELO MOYA: Helen Zille exaggerates the DA’s importance
A vibrant and vigilant civil society, not political parties, is the greatest asset to democracy, writes Fikile-Ntsikelelo Moya.
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ANALYSIS: World Cup reminds South Africans that sport is still divided
South Africa needs a new progressive sports movement that works for equality and peace based on mass participation and social justice.
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CYRIL RAMAPHOSA: South Africa’s future lies in Africa
Cyril Ramaphosa says the time is right for a new era of intra-African trade, where African countries no longer look abroad for the products and services they need, but to other countries on this continent.
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HAJI MOHAMED DAWJEE: The pervasive anxiety of cats
Haji Mohamed Dawjee says recent research on the socio-cognitive abilities of cats has provided her with some comfort.
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NKOSIKHONA DUMA: It is okay for students to sleep
The idea of young people denying themselves sleep so that they appear to be hardworking needs to be challenged, writes Nkosikhona Duma.
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JERRY MATEBESI: Former President Mugabe was 90% correct and 10% wrong
The legacy of former Zimbabwe President Mugabe remains a contested terrain and ought to be understood within the context of colonialism and neo-colonialism, writes Jerry Matebesi.
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JUDITH FEBRUARY: In praise of art turning things upside down
Art and discourse must reflect the maturity, immaturity, struggles, contradictions and discomfort of our young society., writes Judith February.
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Old Mutual takes out bizarre full-page advertisement in Business Day
Advertising expert Andy Rice slams it. The Money Show’s Bruce Whitfield’s response to the advert? “Hahahahahahahaha!”
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FIKILE-NTSIKELELO MOYA: We can’t airbrush Zuma’s failures from history
Fikile-Ntsikelelo Moya says all those trying to cast former President Jacob Zuma as a hero should just stop.
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Woolies CEO earns R191m despite R11bn of write-downs and R32bn of market losses
It’s good to be a CEO in South Africa – whether you screw up or not, says a disgusted Anthony Clark (Small Talk Daily).
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ANALYSIS: South Africans prefer their children to be taught in English
South African parents want their children be taught in English despite the fact that research shows that academic progress is hindered if a child is taught in a language they aren't proficient in.
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ANALYSIS: Greta Thunberg’s voice speaks just as loud as her words
The human voice is a sonic fingerprint - and Greta Thunberg's tells a powerful story.
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ANALYSIS: Why some nations want to take control of people’s data from Big Tech
Countries such as India, Indonesia and South Africa boycotted the so-called Osaka Track was because they had no opportunity to put their own interests about data into the document.
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CYRIL RAMAPHOSA: Government finalising a clear economic growth strategy
In the first weekly message ‘From the Desk of the President’, Cyril Ramaphosa says much of the confidence that the country had 20 months ago has dissipated as the reality of the problems we face became clearer.
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JEAN-JACQUES CORNISH: Thomas Cook’s hit on Tunisian tourism
Jean-Jacques Cornish says Tunisia’s hopes of reviving its tourism sector will be hindered by the collapse of travel firm Thomas Cook.
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JUDITH FEBRUARY: Ramaphosa is losing the PR battle
As a former negotiator and a ‘union man’, we need to see more of Cyril Ramaphosa’s raw political instincts coming to the fore, writes Judith February.
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FIKILE-NTSIKELELO MOYA: Let's give Solidarity's 'university' its due
It would seem that too many of us assume the hegemony of English as an academic language is as natural as leaves falling on an Autumn day. It is not, write Fikile-Ntsikelelo Moya.
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Bo-Kaap's complicated history and its many myths
Has the Bo-Kaap always been a mostly-Muslim area? What is the reason behind the brightly painted houses? These are some of the myths Rebecca Davis tries to unpack.
