Opinion
OPINION | ANC’s 2019 manifesto: banging same drum?
The ANC manifesto has come to be known for its glitzy golden promises.As appealing as the document may be to the poorest South Africans, I’m in a ...
OPINION | Missed opportunity for real ...
OPINION | Schools are the place to eradicate ...
ANALYSIS | The real meaning of the ANC manifesto
It is simply broad brushstrokes of what could be expected, and plays second fiddle to its factional troubles
OPINION | Have no faith in political messages from pulpit
The orbit of new political parties around former president Jacob Zuma is a noteworthy phenomenon – one that he, who ...
OPINION | We should praise them more before they die
Former president Thabo Mbeki once said “the days pass, each year giving birth to its successor. What has passed ...
OPINION | When the CPA trumps stores’ internal policy
Imagine taking your car in for a mechanical repair under warranty and being told that the warranty is void because ...
OPINION | ANC choking in toxic embrace of Zupta gang
Whenever I feel like depressing myself with a bit of mindless twaddle, I Google the name Mzwanele Manyi.
OPINION | 2019: much at stake
Last year was characterised by hope, after the decade of maladministration and corruption under former president Jacob ...
OPINION | Eskom must continue staff cutbacks
The retrenchment of some senior executives at Eskom in December is a small first step towards reducing the ...
OPINION | The bar must be set higher for Class of 2019
Kudos to the teachers of the 2018 Eastern Cape Matric class for a job well done.
OPINION | Annual matric results - a sleight of hand
Watching the annual release of the matric results by the minister of basic education is like watching a magic show as a ...
ANALYSIS | Why Zuma's land tweets should worry us
The former president's comeback strategy is becoming increasingly clear
OPINION | Radical shift in schooling urgently required
The matric pass rate may not be a good indicator of the performance of our education. However, congratulations are in ...
OPINION | Ramaphosa can’t deliver with divided ANC
When ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa delivers the party’s election manifesto, as the party marks its 107th birthday ...
OPINION | The obvious is oozing from those manifestos
Election manifestos might try to dazzle voters with promises or distract them with smoke and mirrors, but usually they really are what it says on the box: “manifesto” comes ...