Editorial

From controversy to credibility: How Motsepe’s leadership is transforming African football

The recent decision by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) appeals board to strip Senegal of its 2025 Africa Cup of Nations title in...

A reckoning for the men and women in blue

The arrests of 12 senior police officers in connection with the R360-million Medicare24 tender scandal, coupled with the imminent prosecution of National Police Commissioner...

A dark day for African football

The Confederation of African Football’s decision to strip Senegal of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations title and award it to Morocco two months...

Don’t dig up the foundations of South Africa’s democracy

South Africans are frustrated, and with good reason. Corruption scandals, violent crime, slow economic growth and persistent inequality have tested the patience of even...

A diplomatic misstep: Why ambassador Bozell was rightly called to order

The recent summoning of US ambassador Leo Brent Bozell III to Pretoria was not merely a diplomatic formality; it was a necessary and principled...

SA must heed warnings in Trump and Netanyahu’s dangerous playbook

In his seminal work, The Republic, ancient Greek philosopher Plato makes this observation of those reluctant to take up public office: “But the chief...

Editorial

Budget 2026: Has SA reached the turning point or walking a tightrope? When Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana stood before Parliament on Wednesday, he declared...

Pragmatism must override austerity on budget day

Anticipation is building about what Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana will tell the nation when he unveils his budget on Wednesday. He is expected to...

Sona 2026 – Rising tide must lift us all

The president started by framing his State of the Nation Address 2026, and the significance of past historic events that have shaped our present....

Ramaphosa’s plans are ambitious, but delivery will be the ultimate test

On Thursday night, President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered a State of the Nation Address (Sona), and for the first time in years, the speech was...