Editorial
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...
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...
The president must show Gayton McKenzie the door
Gayton McKenzie is a brash, tactless, foot-in-mouth politician who has no business holding a position as important as sports, arts and culture minister.
Just last...
Evidence of crooked police officials plentiful
It was supposed to be an ordinary Sunday, on July 6 generally a slow news day, when KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Lt-Gen Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi decided...
