Opinion

Nelson Mandela Bay’s new leaders must ensure stable, effective governance

A powerful and poignant African proverb says: “When the elephants fight, the grass gets trampled”.

Opinion

Misdiagnosing ANC voters as ‘unthinking’ always leads to shock when it wins elections

At the launch of the local government elections manifesto, EFF leader Julius Malema made statements to the effect that ...

Opinion

A government that can’t provide water is not worthy of power

A friend of mine who is a pharmacist in Harare once told me that he makes good money selling drips to hospital patients.

Opinion

Truth about Eastern Cape name change debate

I am a young black woman born and raised in a township, where people rarely dream

Opinion

Essential to punish officials who looted state coffers

When he was just a little boy, I once asked my younger brother Lumumba what he would do about crime if he were to be ...

Opinion

ANC doesn’t understand what racism is

The ongoing conversation by ANC members about the recent swearing in of Dr Xiaomei Harvard as an MP has exposed ...

Opinion

Zimbabwe another example of how African dreams are deferred

I've been going to Zimbabwe every year for the past 10 years

Opinion

Eastern Cape sometimes its own worst enemy

Back when I was completing my undergraduate degree at Rhodes University in Makhanda, my friend Charlene Mihi and I ...

Opinion

OPINION | It is about more than just plagiarism

Eastern Cape premier Oscar Mabuyane found himself in the middle of a scandal at the weekend after it was revealed ...

Opinion

Widows of Marikana still waiting for apology

This past Sunday marked the eight-year anniversary of the Marikana massacre — one of the most atrocious events in the ...