Letters

US Pressure on South African Sovereignty: Why Retaliatory Measures will benefit...

The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) issued a third formal diplomatic protest against US Ambassador Leo Brent Bozell III on 29 September...

Life has become cheap in our country

The past weekend has seen numerous killings. This shows how violent crime is becoming the order of the day in our beloved country. While...

Brilliant Pitso’s brought back Bafana spark

As a passionate supporter of Bafana Bafana, I would like to commend Pitso Mosimane for the outstanding manner in which he has begun his...

Trump pushes limits of US power

Donald Trump has pushed the limits of presidential power. After the US and Israel launched strikes on Iran, Congress tried to restrict the US...

Councillors are representatives, not bosses of communities

The concerns raised about service delivery, accountability and municipal governance are important. However, we must be careful not to place the entire responsibility for...

Let the SACP finally contest elections and test its strength

For every local government election, new political parties contest. The new kids on the block hardly win seats in municipal councils and soon fizzle...

Let’s build mechanisms to hold councillors accountable

Municipalities are the third tier of government spheres. They are also close to the communities and are there to deliver basic services such as...

South African football needs a new broom

Dear Mr Danny Jordaan, The South African Football Association (Safa) urgently needs to confront difficult questions about leadership, governance, accountability and the future direction of...

We should take a leaf out of Norway’s book

Imagine owning $4 000 (R65 000) without lifting a finger. That is the reality for every citizen of Norway. The country’s sovereign wealth fund built...

Dear mayor Dada Morero

Ntate Mayor, you cannot control what residents say about you but you can control how you respond. Residents have legitimate concerns and public meetings should...