Opinion
Voters face tough decision in 2024 vote amid economic turmoil
In the lead-up to the 2024 general elections, the economic landscape stands as a critical battleground for political parties and voters alike.
The recent contraction...
Review the constitution and 2024 becomes our 1994
A brief examination of the voters’ registration weekend stance adopted by various political leaders suggests they view elections as a catalyst for bringing about...
Our system of governance is under extreme pressure
South Africa has the three arms of the state that must oversee each other and ultimately make sure that all of them – the...
Charmza of the week: Aaron Motsoaledi
Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi always tries harder to find solutions to complex administrative problems needing executive solutions.
He is also a practical politician. This...
Show care and ‘Arrive Alive’
Ever heard of the mantra, “Arrive Alive”? Useful words that must, always, remind us that safety, in all places is also equally important on...
President must reassure all South Africans
As the year winds down towards an end, and the general elections are in the air, a sense of uncertainty, even fear, is pervasive,...
Moegoe of the week: DA
The DA has dealt its black leaders a deadly blow – with its leader, John Steenhuisen and gogo Helen Zille, showing them the door.
The...
Biko’s black consciousness is about ‘we’
Government and Justice
In the book, Black Skin, White Masks, Frantz Fanon debunks the concept of white superiority, and in the words of Professor Maboge...
The church needs to wake up and agitate
Many years ago, in the mid-1950s, Fr Trevor Huddleston of the Community of the Resurrection, then rector of the Anglican parish of Christ the...
Charmza: Khumbudzo Ntshavheni
Courage is one of the virtues that all in leadership must espouse, even in a sea of great confusion as to what the currency...
Moegoe of the week: SAFA
The South African Football Association (Safa) takes home the distinguished moegoe of the week honours after its bid to host the 2027 Fifa Women’s...
Springboks’ World Cup victory realised Stofile’s vision
In a compelling analysis of identity and nationhood in post-apartheid South Africa published shortly after the country’s hosting of the 2010 Fifa World Cup,...
Two-faced Western allies give Israel power to commit genocide
From now on, the US and its allies must never again open their mouths to lecture the world about human rights. The raging atrocities...
Caring leaders will make ANC strong again
David Masondo
Almost 33 years ago, on December 16, 1990, Oliver Tambo when handing over the leadership of the ANC after leading its external mission...
Charmza of the week
Charmza of the week
The Brazilians, as Mamelodi Sundowns are affectionately known, engraved their names in the annals of history after they won the inaugural...
Seal old mines to end zama zamas
What permanent solution is there to address the ugly scourge of the zama zama phenomenon, which remains a great source of concern to communities...
Moegoe of the week
Moegoe
The Luthuli House bunch just never tire of hopping from one blunder and own goal to the next. They did it again this week...
Political squabbles have dragged Joburg down to the gutter
The City of Johannesburg, once a beacon of dreams and prosperity, has found itself caught up in a relentless cycle of political turmoil, leadership...
SA’s diplomatic dance: Striking balance or two-faced politics?
In the complex arena of international relations, the ANC government finds itself treading a fine line between expressing support for Palestine and addressing concerns...
ANC’s kakistocracy threatens SA’s future amid calls for change
As the 2024 national and provincial elections loom on the horizon, South Africa stands at a critical juncture.
The narrative that once spoke of hope...
