Opinion
Moegoe
No matter how blunt or nonchalant you may be as a human being, it can’t be right as a coach to be going around...
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...
Charmza
Parliament’s ad hoc committee investigating allegations of capture in the criminal justice system outdid itself this week. Led by its benevolent chairperson, Soviet Lekganyane,...
Shikota took the country by storm, then faded badly
It was 2008, and I was in Grade 9 when I first heard about a breakaway political party that everyone seemed to be talking...
The next gender gap is time
A country reveals who holds power by watching who gets to wait. Waiting is often framed as a minor inconvenience, yet it functions as...
The handmaiden of Israel
Sit, fetch, bring, good dog. This is what the world is witnessing and how Israel’s war criminal Benjamin Netanyahu is ordering Donald Trump around....
David Masondo: ‘Protecting black pensions is not anti-black’
I have been called "anti-black". Let me deal with that directly. The Public Investment Corporation (PIC) manages over R3-trillion, almost entirely on behalf of...
Charmza
Finance minister Enoch Godongwana came bearing gifts like Father Christmas when he delivered the 2026 Budget on Wednesday.
His generosity came in the form of...
Moegoe
Paul O’ Sullivan attained fame from exposing what he called rogue elements within the South African Police Service, and for a while he had...
I leave Sizwe Hosmed in a better shape than I found...
In September last year, I was appointed as the curator of Sizwe Hosmed Medical Scheme and undertook the task with relish and enthusiasm as...
Young people are not small fry, they are going to make...
As a senior person in South Africa’s mining industry, I had the honour of moderating the first session of the Young Professionals Programme at...
What Budget 2026 means for your take-home pay
Many South Africans know this feeling: you get a salary increase, but your bank balance doesn’t feel any healthier. One reason is bracket creep,...
SA reaffirms commitment to continental peace and stability at AU’s 39th...
South Africa’s withdrawal of troops from the UN Stabilisation Mission in the DRC has been interpreted, in some circles, as a sign of our...
A tavern owner’s view: When alcohol taxes rise, illicit trade wins
I run a licensed tavern. I pay my taxes. I comply with the law. I check IDs. I close when I’m supposed to. I...
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...
Moegoe
The resident perv, protected by his late mother at Buckingham Palace for more than two decades, was finally nabbed this week.
King Charles’ younger brother...
Healthcare infrastructure is not a cost, it is a strategy
Healthcare is more than just a hospital or a doctor’s office; it is about the years of investment in the infrastructure that allow the...
The Munich Security Conference and Washington’s wrecking-ball politics
What a circus! Marco Rubio telling the West that “we” had better days when we simply colonised territories around the world. When we demonstrated...
Charmza
Mamelodi Sundowns’ new Colombian striker Brayan Leon really shone bright under Jozi’s dark skies and endeared himself to the hard-to-please Brazilians supporters when he...
