Opinion
OPINION | PIC equities head needs balancing act
The head of listed equities at the Public Investment Corp (PIC) has a nice problem on his hands. Next week he will make the final decision on whether ...
OPINION | Pandor for DP – Cyril’s first choice – or NDZ?
The exit of David Mabuza from the parliamentary stage, whether permanent or not, has thrown open the contest for the deputy presidency.
OPINION | Retaining young talent must be a ...
OPINION | Ramaphosa must deliver on promises
Makhanda looked a Gift horse of the Givers in the mouth
There's a whiff of double-dealing about the aid group being stiffed by the town - but it is surely not surprising
OPINION | Months of debate now down to four words
If you’re a calm constitutionalist, the election result was a consolidation of the moderate middle that consists of 77% ...
OPINION | Someone’s lying about primary school sex ed
Somebody’s lying. It’s either the specialist consultants who helped craft the new life orientation curriculum or it’s ...
OPINION | President must ride wave of power and act
Fikile Mbalula is absolutely right. The ANC would have polled 40% or way less if the party still had Jacob Zuma (or one ...
OPINION | Reimagining the landscape with NDZ as 2IC
Well, the election’s over. Thank goodness for that.
Is Cyril in charge? Will he tackle ANC thugs? Well, don’t ask him
He failed to reassure voters that he will tackle his enemies, and that his agenda, not corruption, will triumph
ANC stuck with fixing crisis of its own making by looting the state
Education system has failed the youth by ensuring inequality will be a legacy for many more generations
OPINION | Competence is no good without conscience
With election fever in full swing this week, few might have paid attention to the revealing testimony of the chairman ...
OPINION | What has the ANC done for voters lately?
For those who have not met Cyril Ramaphosa, I have to tell you this: he is a hell of an impressive guy. He is witty, ...
OPINION | Ramaphosa needs a stronger spine
Twenty years ago, Peter Bruce, then editor of Financial Mail, exercised his editorial independence and endorsed a ...
OPINION | United stand needed to protect free press
It’s been seven months since Jamal Khashoggi, a Saudi journalist and dissident, was brutally murdered inside the ...
OPINION | Mishmash of messages does not help voting at all
I am one of the many undecided voters in the country.My heart says vote for the party that became a fascination of our ...
FRANKLY SPEAKING: Time to note dire lessons of flood disasters
May the good Lord comfort the families of those who died in the recent heavy rains in KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern ...
OPINION | Zuma-Magashule nexus laying booby traps
We have a new president, a new legislature and a new executive. The future is hopeful, but many uncertainties remain.