Opinion

Vika Khumalo | The price of South Africa’s success

One of the most powerful and enduring quotes on success is by Winston Churchill: "Success is not final, failure is not fatal, it is...

Nicholas Maweni | Leadership that outlives the election

South Africa is approaching a local government election of unusual scale and complexity. The certified voters’ roll stands at about 29.2 million people. A record...

When the protectors become predators

The charges against suspended deputy national police commissioner Shadrack Sibiya make for grim reading. The state alleges that the 59-year-old, who headed crime detection...

We will not surrender our sovereignty to the US

The US says it has five things to ask but everyone knows if it’s a question, one has an option to say no. In...

The road to equality needs us to first get the foundations...

South Africa’s local government footprint did not emerge by accident. It was built on inherited spatial injustice: townships, informal settlements, traditional areas and homeland...

From catalogue to classroom: The real test is delivery

The first time Learning and Teaching Support Materials (LTSM) really caught the attention of the media and public in a way they had not...

AI cannot be allowed to hide behind humans

When an AI system makes a decision that damages your livelihood, who should answer for it? South Africans need answers before increasingly powerful systems become...

Moegoe

Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely. This best describes Shadrack Sibiya, the second-most powerful cop in the country. As he sat in...

Charmza

Bafana Bafana and coach Pitso Mosimane are on a roll and have moved up to 49th place in the Fifa world rankings after their...

The council of couch critics must stand down

Mzansi’s football icon and one of the best to have juggled a soccer ball in the country, Jomo Sono, also weighed in on the...