Opinion

Charmza Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi This time last week, KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi kicked off a national dialogue of a kind at a press...

In politics there are no permanent friends and expelled MK Party leader and a former member of the Mpumalanga provincial legislature Mary Phadi has...

As the world celebrates the rise of women’s football, South Africa finds itself mourning a betrayal – one not from opponents on the field,...

Today marks precisely a week since KwaZulu-Natal’s most senior policeman and one of the most decorated and revered men in blue, Lt-Gen Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi,...

When President Cyril Ramaphosa sat before the Zondo commission to give his version of the state capture years, he was asked a quite difficult...

Charmza: President Cyril Ramaphosa Our charmza this week is President Cyril Ramaphosa.   In a week when lions roared and circled with demands and ultimatums, the buffalo...

Moegoe Floyd Shivambu It is really nasty to be accused of things you have not done, and such accusations become a stigma because some...

By Pikolomzi Qaba Floyd Shivambu’s theatrical announcement of yet another political venture raises uncomfortable questions about South Africa’s political maturity and the insatiable appetite for...

By Konanani Raligilia, Kodisang Bokaba and Ntsuxeko Shibambu The discussion about African spirituality must take place in light of the groundbreaking resolutions made by the City of...

Moegoe President Cyril Ramaphosa When you talk about people who cannot read the room, it has to be the national executive of this country, led...

Charmza Our sport stars Our sport stars continue to be the glimmer of hope, and are about the only positive thing happening in South Africa.  While...

I don’t know what those who’d met and been enthralled by the works of the late renowned Kenyan writer and scholar Ngugi wa Thiong’o...

Something that should be of greater concern bubbled to the surface and got as much attention as debris washed ashore by a stream of...

If education were a barometer of wisdom, Minister of Higher Education and Training Dr Nobuhle Pamela Nkabane would be among the most accomplished in...

President Cyril Ramaphosa’s call for a national dialogue offers South Africa a crucial opportunity to reshape the future. Yet history cautions us that without rigorous...

Charmza Proteas For too long the Proteas, the men’s senior national cricket team, have worn the tag “chokers” that it was beginning to sound like...

Moegoe Higher education minister Nobuhle “Google It” Nkabane Higher education minister Nobuhle “Google It” Nkabane has earned her throne in the Moegoe Hall of Fame.   When...

The nation remembers August 8, 2024, when Johannesburg’s harsh, artificial lights blinded Moroadi Cholota after the gloom of the FBI escort flight from the...

Moegoe Judge Ratha Mokgoatlheng It is very concerning that a high court judge can spew such bile in the courtroom, and worst of all in...

If there’s a story that must be told about the future of the Progressive Caucus, one man stands tall – perhaps a little hunched...