Editorial
When the wrath of the voiceless brings up a necessary discomfort
There is a fine line between righteous condemnation of xenophobia and the wilful blindness to the cries that fertilise its soil. The Sunday World...
Once upon a time in Iran and Gaza, monsters lurked
Gather round now kids. Once upon a time, there were monsters. They were insatiable; it was apparent they almost never got enough to eat....
City of Johannesburg continues to catch the eye of the global...
The phrase “you can’t keep a good man down” could easily apply to Johannesburg. In many ways, you simply cannot keep Joburg down.
Few cities...
Boytjie from Durban fought a really good fight
Had I been a poet like the people’s poet, the late Ingoapele Madingoane, who wrote and recited the famous work, “Africa my beginning, Africa...
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...
