7 facts about President Cyril Ramaphosa on his birthday
Local
-
ANALYSIS: The white people who spied during apartheid
South Africans seem to be fascinated with the way in which spying is entwined in the country’s politics.
-
FIKILE-NTSIKELELO MOYA: The unintended consequences of Women’s Month
Fikile-Ntsikelelo Moya says we can’t continue doing what we have been doing for the past 25 years and hope that we will have different results.
-
JUDITH FEBRUARY: The arms deal and the creep of state capture
It is when political meddling happens, that democratic institutions fail us, writes Judith February.
-
ANALYSIS: Repression & dialogue in Zimbabwe: twin strategies that aren’t working
The Mnangagwa regime's coercive acts are a continuation of the violence and brutality of the Mugabe era, while he seeks global re-engagement and selective national dialogue.
-
BUSANI NGCAWENI: The public sector must unlearn complacency
It is time for serious soul-searching, deep thinking and innovation from senior officials in the public sector, writes Busani Ngcaweni.
-
FIKILE-NTSIKELELO MOYA: The ANC's narcissism is damaging SA
When the governing party is at war with itself, it is a disaster waiting to happen, writes Fikile-Ntsikelelo Moya.
-
ANALYSIS: Why SA’s plans for universal healthcare are pie in the sky
South Africa's planned NHI has no equivalent in any setting in the world. It's deeply flawed on a number of fronts.
-
ANALYSIS: Disconnect between business & state contributed to Marikana massacre
A lesson from the 2012 massacre of mineworkers is the need for government to retain its role as primary governance agent, enforcing clear rules and ensuring the provision of public goods and services.
-
HAJI MOHAMED DAWJEE: Not all journalism is memoir
Haji Mohamed Dawjee says story telling does not come cheap, and neither does journalism.
-
ADRIAN EPHRAIM: The strength in being Mokgadi Caster Semenya
Being Caster Semenya means being a global athletics star, an activist, and a catalyst for social change. History will prove that she's perfectly equipped to be all those things and more, writes Adrian Ephraim.
-
Setting the record straight on the EFF case - a letter from Sanef chair
"Some of the commentary expressed on the case between ourselves, five journalists and the Economic Freedom Fighters has misinterpreted our case."
-
EXTRACT: I am not Zephany, call me Miché
This is an extract of the story of Miché Solomon, who was kidnapped when she was a baby named Zephany Nurse. She only found out the real circumstances of her birth 17 years later following a bizarre sequence of events.
-
FIKILE-NTSIKELELO MOYA: Asking Ramaphosa to leave over his funders is naive
Political parties and figures have been funded by business from time immemorial, writes Fikile-Ntsikelelo Moya.
-
JUDITH FEBRUARY: Are we being sold healthcare utopia for the poor?
This state has shown itself to be entirely incapable of running anything. Who will run an NHI fund serving the entire country, asks Judith February.
-
HAJI MOHAMED DAWJEE: Motorcycles and the wheels of justice
Haji Mohamed Dawjee looks at an example of how the justice system fails citizens and loved ones when the wheels turn too slowly and when the punishment does not fit the crime.
-
SELLO LEDIGA: A tale of two ANCs
If you hadn’t realised it by now, civil war has broken out in the ruling African National Congress, writes Sello Lediga.
-
MAHLATSE MAHLASE: SABC enforcers must hang their heads in shame
Shouldn’t we be holding Parliament, the ANC and many others responsible for the madness which occurred at the public broadcaster, asks Mahlatse Mahlase.
-
MIA LINDEQUE: Why does she have to fight her battles silently?
Fighters come in different forms - the survivor, the warrior, the dragon lady, the academic, and so many others, writes Mia Lindeque.
-
FIKILE-NTSIKELELO MOYA: The SABC and what it tells us about the state
The report into wrongdoing at the public broadcaster is an example of the state increasingly unable to meet its obligations because of how it allows individuals to run institutions as though they were their private fiefdoms, writes Fikile-Ntsikelelo Moya.
-
BUSANI NGCAWENI: Remembering Nomzamo Madikizela-Mandela in August
"She who defies all forms of chauvinism. She refuses to be defined by anything other than her worth, her humanity, character and intellect."
-
FACT CHECK: The danger of owning a firearm in SA
Africa Check looks at the claim by a South African charity that you are “four times more likely to have your gun used against you” than be able to use it against your attacker.
