Opinion

Order will not come through expulsion of the ‘other’

On June 30, streets across South Africa echoed with the chants of citizens marching against illegal immigration. In the aftermath, it has become convenient...

Incompetence is destroying SA

The downward spiral and lack of decisive leadership are rather apparent these days in South Africa. From the Zondo commission then to the recent...

Grid capacity is the real energy crisis

South Africa’s energy crisis is no longer only about building new generation. We have 72GW of renewable energy projects at advanced stages of development...

LCBOs can deliver healthcare to millions of young South Africans

Youth Month was a reminder that the struggle for equality in South Africa did not end in 1976. For many young South Africans, the...

Beyond the blame: The real story behind SA’s jobs crisis

South Africans took to the streets this week carrying a frustration that has been building for years. It found its subject in migration and...

We don’t need new ideas; we need courage to copy success

Economists have an unfortunate habit of making economic growth sound complicated. It isn’t. The blueprint has been written. Over the past three decades, countries across...

I’m a drug addict – harm reduction saved my life

South Africa's National Drug Master Plan recognises drug dependence as a chronic disease, and recommends harm reduction strategies, but police still follow the 1992...

Africa at the World Cup: Talent is not the problem –...

Every time the Fifa World Cup comes around, Africa dreams. From the streets of Lagos to the townships of Johannesburg, from the neighbourhoods of...

Moegoe

National Youth Development Agency chairperson Sunshine Myende hasn’t been a ray of sunshine. This week in Parliament, shocked MPs heard how the agency tasked with...

Charmza

Bafana Bafanaplayed as if their lives depended on it against South Korea, booking their place in the Last-32 of the 2026 Fifa World Cup...