Opinion
OPINION | Rich cash in while others ‘sweep the ...
Asinakutyeba sonke, ngubani oyakushiyeka etshayela?, (“We can’t all be rich, who will sweep the floors?”) I heard this statement all too often ...
OPINION | Ramaphosa turns blind eye to king’s ...
It is now common knowledge that the Azanian People’s Organisation (Azapo) in the Eastern Cape has consistently campaigned for the release of ...
OPINION | Academic freedom should not be fenced in
OPINION | Virgin Active calls time out on squash ...
OPINION | Will SA let commerce trump human rights?
This is a question SA may have to ask itself this week given recent events in Turkey and Saudi Arabia. It’s a question ...
OPINION | Mboweni must show his hand in VBS crisis
Tito Mboweni is going to be such fun to have as finance minister. When he was labour minister he used to have people ...
OPINION | Unethical conduct is such a thin line to cross
You are on your way to your beloved grandmother’s funeral. You are late and let rip on the open highway. Out of ...
OPINION | What spooked minister to tell of meetings?
What caused the unravelling of Nhlanhla Nene? Hitherto he was presumed to be like Caesar’s wife – beyond reproach and ...
OPINION | Guptas’s tentacles had ANC in vice-like grip
It is the sort of influence which was impossible without the help of the ANC. The belated – and rather shocking – ...
OPINION | Strong institutions key to accountability
It is our heroes, the ones we adore, who have the capacity to break our hearts.At the beginning of September, ...
OPINION | More hikes loom to pay for corruption
So you are shocked and annoyed that you are now paying a record R17.08 for a litre of unleaded petrol in the inland ...
OPINION | Social media under attack on the continent
The government of Benin has cancelled a recent decree that imposed a tax on users of platforms such as Twitter, ...
OPINION | Are our ancestors guiding us to a safe roost?
A flock of starlings, swirling towards its roost. From a distance it seems to move like smoke, thick billowing clouds ...
OPINION | Summits require extraordinary response
On Thursday, SA’s social partners – sections of organised labour, business, the government and community groups – will ...
OPINION | Those teachers who leave an indelible mark
Most of our school teachers are forgettable creatures. They fade into memory as unremarkable and sometimes even ...
OPINION | SA in need of well-managed value system
A few years ago a friend of mine, who has since passed away, shocked me with an unexpected answer to a question I had ...
OPINION | VBS culprits must face full might of the law
The Venda Building Society (VBS) bank heist scandal which was discovered after the SA Reserve Bank commissioned an investigation makes for a depressing and harrowing read as ...