MANDY WIENER: We do have good stories to tell, just not that one, Mr President
President Cyril Ramaphosa says we must be more like the Chinese and stop badmouthing his ANC-led government.
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MANDY WIENER: The government is failing – do not ignore the red flag reports
Minister Khumbudzo Ntshavheni says the government has done a great job. The state of the nation is the private sector’s fault.
MANDY WIENER: How to get young people to vote... Representation!
The youngest adult members of our society must be convinced to vote, but how? Representation is the key, writes Mandy Wiener.
MANDY WIENER: Time to rethink VIP protection for politicians
Taxpayers spend eyewatering amounts on now seemingly ineffective (and often excessively violent) VIP protection for politicians.
MANDY WIENER: 'Dr' Matthew Lani farce a symptom of a crippled system
The charges against the fake doctor have been withdrawn due to… insufficient evidence?!
MANDY WIENER: 'Welcome to silly season, roll in the noise'
The potentially most transformative election since 1994 is months away. Welcome to the silly season, writes Mandy Wiener.
MANDY WIENER: We shouldn’t rely on sport alone to drive social cohesion
The Springboks and their talisman captain Siya Kolisi, with a sense of duty and obligation, carry the weight of a nation.
MANDY WIENER: Swifties, political Tinder, and getting young people to vote
Taylor Swift recently – with a mere statement – got 35,000 Swifties to register to vote. We need something like that to happen here.
MANDY WIENER: Government should not take a knife to the corruption gunfight
The National Prosecuting Authority has suspended next year’s intake for its internship initiative, due to budget constraints.
MANDY WIENER: We're NOT living in the dreamland the Constitution was written for
We're not living in the land the architects of the Constitution envisioned, writes Mandy Wiener. We must protect our institutions!
'EVERYONE deserves to experience the joy the World Champion Springboks bring'
For about 60c per citizen, the SABC (beneficiary of billions and billions) can bring us the World Cup live, writes Mandy Wiener.
MANDY WIENER: Criteria of who can start a political party in SA is far too low
This week’s developments have demonstrated it yet again writes Mandy Wiener, as corruption-accused Ace Magashule forms new party.
MANDY WIENER: The tricky tightrope of plea deals for assassinations in SA
The Hawks must now use what they have from striking a plea deal to ensure justice for Babita Deokaran.
'Like any relationship, trust and compromise will be crucial to Moonshot Pact'
United we stand, divided we fall? The age of coalition politics has dawned in South Africa, writes Mandy Wiener.
MANDY WIENER: The law is the law in Republic of Cape Town – 'if' it is the law
Cape Town is not bending in the face of the taxi industry as so many other cities and the national government have done.
MANDY WIENER: Seize the moment for women’s sport. The time for promises is over
Women’s soccer in South Africa is really good. Now is the time to professionalise so it can become truly great.
MANDY WIENER: We must applaud (and protect) the eyewitness who did not look away
The motorist who filmed VIP protection officers meting out abuse is being threatened, but she/he deserves a national order.
MANDY WIENER: Joburg CBD explosion – is this what a collapsed city looks like?
Johannesburg is collapsing and its dodgy leadership is incapable and weak.
