Opinion
Solidarity’s patriotism is bigger than party politics
The local reaction to the executive order US President Donald Trump issued on February 7, regarding the South African government’s “egregious actions” was a...
The old censor wore a uniform; the new one wears an...
Forty-nine years ago, the state walked into a newsroom and switched off the lights, confident the darkness would stay. It didn’t. Next year will...
Implementing the NHI will be a victory for social justice
As a labour federation that represents the working class and the poor, Cosatu must draw lessons from other leftist and revolutionary movements across the...
What the IEC should learn from the Constitutional Court ruling
The Constitutional Court’s decision to force the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) to include the ANC’s 181 candidates on the ballot was more...
Oscar van Heerden | Israel’s ‘hasbara’ is failing globally
No amount of public diplomacy and/or spin doctoring is helping to stop the downward trajectory of Israel’s public relations and support. It is in...
Jako Volschenk | Hunger in a country with enough food is...
One in five households is uncertain where its next meal will come from, while almost three million children regularly go to bed hungry. One...
Charmza | Mbalula’s big ANC election win
Fikile Mbalula wept and nearly collapsed when the Constitutional Court ruled in the ANC’s favour, ordering the IEC to allow 181 of its candidates...
Moegoe | Carrim’s great escape fails
Once upon a time, in the land of the South, a commission named Madlanga called a man named Suliman Carrim to appear before it....
Finance minister, transform the commodity windfall into growth
The human cost of the Middle East crisis is devastating, particularly for those caught in the conflict, whose lives, families and livelihoods have been...
Randall Carolissen | Impact of Math Literacy on learners’ readiness...
This article considers the interdependence of literacy and numeracy foundations in the face of the propensity of and the ongoing debate about the adequacy...
