South Africa's 21-day coronavirus lockdown is about more than a set of rules to be followed. It is about finding the wellspring of goodness we all know still sits at the heart of this complex country, writes Judith February.

Now may be a good time to deepen our understanding of how the inter-relatedness of the world impacts on our approach to public health, poverty and disease, writes Judith February.

If it was not before, then it must now be abundantly clear that this Public Protector is unfit for office, writes Judith February.

Finance Minister Tito Mboweni is acutely aware of what needs to be done to repurpose the state, specifically National Treasury, for its democratic mandate, writes Judith February.

Parliament, like much of our country, is being subsumed by the tyranny of the minority, writes Judith February.

South Africa has no more time to squander on navel-gazing and inaction, writes Judith February.

Cyril Ramaphosa needs to give us short and sharp answers to solve South Africa's problems or he seriously risks squandering what is left of the confidence citizens have in his presidency, writes Judith February.

In an ideal world, the president's State of the Nation Address would lay out the grim news with an honest rendering on the economy and why it is in the state that it is in, writes Judith February.

The state has become a convenient conveyor belt for the incapable, the unqualified, the connected and those who would struggle to find jobs on a competitive basis, writes Judith February.

As damning testimony relating to Eskom is revealed at the Zondo commission of inquiry into state capture, Judith February says we shouldn't forget the red flags which predated the commission.

The ‘colour by numbers’ approach is an unsatisfactory approach to team selection as it can be both damaging and artificial. It also can't work if the real hard work of development does not happen at school and club level, writes Judith February.

For those who wish to wrest the state from Cyril Ramaphosa and return us to Zuma-like years, creating a sense of crisis and chaos serves them well, writes Judith February.

Rampahosa would have the backing of citizens and big business, if he provided an honest and firm rendering of the challenges that face us, writes Judith February.

Cricket South Africa must restore confidence in the game in the minds of the disillusioned cricket fan that has had to watch as corruption and incompetence strangle the game, writes Judith February.

The administration of cricket has been captured by rent-seekers who have no interest in the game at all, writes Judith February.

Reports of serious governance failures, lack of funding, wasteful expenditure, litigation and even ‘capture’ within Cricket South Africa are rife, writes Judith February.

How hard, or even impossible, is it for senior ANC members to take the high road when it comes to matters of principle, asks Judith February.

When the overwhelming sentiment is that the Boks 'need' to win the Rugby World Cup, as South Africans, we know instinctively what that means, writes Judith February.