Opinion
Thank you, Rassie, Springboks and Siya
Let's be honest, there's very little to celebrate for us as South Africans, at the moment.
The Madlanga commission might expose the rot and lead...
A generation at risk: Why South Africa must tighten gambling laws
The numbers are troubling. During the 2025-26 financial year, the helpline run by the South African Responsible Gambling Foundation recorded 5 199 SOS calls...
When saints prop up broken health systems
Spend long enough working in public health and you will eventually meet every type of person.
You meet the idealists, the pragmatists, the empire builders,...
Let’s prioritise fixing what we have built before it breaks
South Africa’s municipalities have, in fact, achieved a great deal since 1994, even if that word rarely appears in the debate about local government.
In...
Reporting GBV can be tantamount to reporting crime to criminals
In an early chapter of my memoir, Unfathered, I write about being a child, calling the police in desperation, hoping they’d defuse a violent...
Moegoe – The ANC is giving moegoe energy
It has been a tough week for the ANC.
The mighty Khongolose failed to submit its councillor candidate list, citing technical glitches on the IEC’s...
Zero alcohol laws need more than political resolve
South Africa’s proposed zero blood alcohol limit raises a question that extends beyond what motorists may drink before driving: How seriously does the country...
Pitso’s back — and he’s already shaking up Bafana
The ink on his contract has hardly dried yet new Bafana Bafana coach Pitso Mosimane is making bold moves and stamping his authority.
He is...
Before you vote, put your street on the record
South Africa’s democracy is often discussed in the language of Parliament, elections, political parties and national leaders. Yet the part of government that most...
Are we building the future we want?
Indlulamithi SA Scenarios was launched in June 2018 as an independent scenario-planning initiative asking what a socially cohesive South Africa could look like by 2030....
