Opinion

Justice or just show? The high court’s bail denial in Matlala...

Last Monday, in a judgment that reads like a masterclass in legal gymnastics, the Johannesburg High Court of South Africa’s Gauteng Division—presided over by...

Charmza: Aubrey Tau

While the actions of one man in murdering two young women in cold blood have shocked and angered the nation, we need to be...

Moegoe: Tebogo Mnisi

As the country reels with shock after the gruesome murder of the young Mamelodi, Pretoria, cousins, it must be boldly stated that the alleged...

Only good Israelis will stop the genocide

In the time Francesca Albanese had South Africans eating out of the palm of her hand in Johannesburg and Cape Town, my restless mind...

Dangers of giving vigilantes such as Operation Dudula free rein

The South African Rainbow dream is steadily fading, with the country now regarded as one of the most unequal societies in the world. Leaders of...

Silver lining of US tariffs’ dark cloud

The way South Africa has responded to the recent 30% tariffs imposed by the US speaks to the country’s adaptability and progressive stance on...

Moegoe: Discovery Group boss Adrian Gore

From the days of “Don’t touch me on my studio” to this week’s “chairman’s conversation” with media maestro Given Mkhari, Mzansi has never run...

Social welfare rand must uplift communities

Community development month in South Africa is observed annually in October under the banner of Social Development Month, led primarily by the Department of...

Charmza:Hugo Broos

As the Rainbow Nation, we are all proud of our senior national football team, Bafana Bafana. Under the leadership of coach Hugo Broos, the...

Moegoe: Calvin Rafadi

For someone who calls himself a crime expert and, in turn, requests financial favours from a suspected cartel kingpin is nothing but an act...

Bring back football Fridays and unite Bafana fans

While Bafana Bafana were dissecting hapless Rwanda as if they were lab rats to book a place at the 2026 Fifa World Cup midweek,...

SAFA can take leaf out of Springboks, market Bafana properly

Bafana Bafana are playing one of their biggest matches tonight since the 2010 FIFA World Cup, when they faced Mexico in the opening game...

Charmza: Our lawmakers deserve a pat on the back

Our lawmakers deserve a pat on the back for eventually getting the ball rolling with the ad-hoc committee to investigate the unprecedented allegations made...

Moegoe: Lt-Gen Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi

Celebrity cop, KwaZulu-Natal provincial police commissioner Lt-Gen Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi seems to be getting drunk on the fame he has been enjoying since his gutsy...

PAC has awoken, and is now ready to lead

Rip van Winkle slept through a revolution and woke up to a new world. He found a society transformed: new methods of struggle, new...

Cholota case and Madlanga lay bare inadequacies in some laws

In 1994, South Africa emerged from decades of apartheid tyranny into a new democratic dispensation, a beacon of hope led by statesman Nelson Mandela...

Charmza: Julius Malema

Julius Malema, long a magnet for controversy, is now scapegoated in a legal circus overseen by Magistrate Twanet Olivier. Five-gun convictions land on Malema, while...

Constitution does not represent values of SA people

It can be argued – and rightly so, even by leaders like President Cyril Ramaphosa who was at the forefront of writing it –...

Moegoe

Kaizer Chiefs new signing Khanyisa Mayo decided to fly through to the goal line and ‘unscore’ a certain goal and thereby scooped the moegoe...

Mandela’s grandson refuses to bow to Israel

The Mandela name is recognised the world over and associated with the noble fight for freedom, equality and dignity of the oppressed. Nelson Mandela...