Opinion
This is bigger than the ANC
South Africa’s latest electoral dispute has quickly become an ANC story. That is understandable. The ANC remains the country’s largest political party and what...
Hein Wyngaard | Majodina, public discourse, and the dignity of Cape...
“The strange career of a troublesome word”, is the subtitle of African-American legal scholar Randall Kennedy’s 2002 book on the N-word, regarded as “the...
The oval game has mastered what football keeps botching
The orderly and decorous manner in which the sold-out Springboks versus All Blacks Test match at FNB Stadium was organised has left some of...
Shaheer Lala | The dupe economy is a brand crisis, not...
Every board watching a cheaper copy erode its margins reaches for the same lever – they cut the price. The instinct misreads the threat....
Biko’s death is not history until truth and justice prevail
On September 12, 1977, Bantu Stephen Biko died alone on a mat in a prison cell in Pretoria. He was 30. His death was...
The centre must hold: In defence of ANC engine room
I know Comrade Mondli Gungubele, so I must speak honestly. Friendship cannot demand silence or require us to call a wrong by another name.
Comrade...
Charmza – All hail Oom Rassie!
A special mention goes to Springbok boss Rassie Erasmus, who marked his 100th test with the Boks as they took on the All Blacks...
Moegoe – Does Pemmy deserve your ma se vote?
Maybe Pemmy Majodina prefers burning tyres to burning words. Government tells gatvol citizens that anger is no licence to vandalise. Yet, when insulted, our...
A broken state cannot be our only plan
South Africa stands at a profound historical crossroads, facing imminent state failure. The collapse of basic municipal services and rise of a predatory, kleptocratic...
ANC candidate-list row is really about respect for rules
South Africans understand the problem confronting the ANC without knowing anything about electoral software.
You can spend an hour writing an email. You can attach...
