Opinion
OPINION | The miracle we need is more than economic
Every year the reality of the South African condition is brought into focus with the release of crime statistics.
OPINION | Break terrible spiral of negativity from the top
South Africa is in a terrible spiral of negativity.
OPINION | Xenophobia is not legacy of apartheid
OPINION | Mbeki just doesn’t get it after all he ...
OPINION | Mugabe was no class act on education front
When Zimbabwean strongman Robert Mugabe died in a Singapore hospital last week, reaction was split.
OPINION | A brutal dictator who left his country in ruins
The ANC has always been first out the post when it comes to defending what people in Tshwane townships call nyoso ...
OPINION | How South Africa protects monsters
The official government Twitter account said, after Uyinene Mrwetyana’s death: “Violence and abuse against women have ...
OPINION | Peace behold, Mabe just doesn’t seem to get it
In 2017, the board of SAA was called to brief parliament’s finance committee on the smoking crater we still laughingly ...
OPINION | This killing with impunity must be stopped
The two young people murdered last week had three things in common.
OPINION | Boris’s move no less than a coup d’état
The UK is in turmoil. An unelected prime minister, Boris Johnson, has moved to suspend the country’s parliament, thus ...
OPINION | Here’s the punchline: money does run out
The problem with socialism, Margaret Thatcher said, is that you eventually run out of other people’s money.
Gavin Watson takes many secrets with him to the grave
Gavin Watson was never meant to be a central figure at the Zondo commission of inquiry into state capture.
OPINION | Commission loses key witness in Watson
Gavin Watson was never meant to be a central figure at the inquiry into state capture.
OPINION | Cyril must dismantle mud pit and clean it up
President Cyril Ramaphosa is absolutely right and, at the same time, absolutely wrong in his defence of the staggering ...
OPINION | Prime example of wisdom of hindsight
There’s something about politicians once they leave office – voluntarily or otherwise. Suddenly they see the world in ...
OPINION | Motley crew benefited from Cyril’s fund
On Sunday, deputy minister of state security Zizi Kodwa was named as having received R50,000 from an account linked to ...
OPINION | Beware ‘laziness’ of xenophobic thoughts
Tell a South African that they are xenophobic and they will lash out at you in all manner of ways in defence of ...
OPINION | Thugs are in charge and on the offensive
The Guptas must be smiling all the way to their cash vaults. The £100,000 (R1.8m) monthly retainer they paid disgraced ...
OPINION | Party funding could blow our little minds
The South African Communist Party has added its tiny, croaking voice to those demanding more transparency around party ...
OPINION | Rhodes risks losing status as a top university
High Street leads directly to the majestic gates of Rhodes University. It is also a disaster zone. You can do serious damage to your car if you hit one of the many potholes ...