Opinion
Memoir that begged to get penned
The year 1976 was in many ways a watershed year for the putrid politics of apartheid South Africa, and the carving of a new...
The long history of black community neglect has left a deep,...
The Springboks’ 2020 Laureus World Sports Awards demonstrate that sport, like nature, is a wonderful metaphor for business.
Springboks, winning the Team of the Year...
Charmza: Esther Mahlangu
This week the University of South Africa added a special feather to the already colourful hat of global art icon Esther Mahlangu.
The 88-year-old, whose...
Moegoe: USA
The US bullies have no limit because they have been allowed to get their way for too long, even on matters that have nothing...
South Africa, a country at crossroads needs new leadership fit for...
The tenure of Jacob Zuma as president of South Africa and the ANC has exposed and laid bare the hidden dominant culture and values...
Charmza: Eskom
Charmza: Eskom
We have noted the disappearance of loadshedding for the past two weeks, a commendable step in the right direction.
After a year of huffing...
Moegoe: Desiree Ellis
Moegoe: Desiree Ellis
Under the leadership of coach Desiree Ellis, Banyana Banyana failed to qualify for the Olympic Games. Not once, but twice. Also, not...
Bridging sub-Saharan Africa’s digital divide will change the future
Last month, we commemorated national Human Rights Day in South Africa. It gives pause to reflect on the long, hard fought struggle for freedom...
Fleurs must not become just another statistic
Luke Fleurs is dead, and what are we to make of his death; wring our hands; move on, another statistic, and do nothing about...
Charmza: Mamelodi Sundowns
Charmza: Mamelodi Sundowns
Mamelodi Sundowns continue to fly the SA flag high and have now advanced to the semifinals of the Caf Champions League after...
Moegoe: Luke Fleurs’ killers
Moegoe: Luke Fleurs’ killers
The nation is outraged, decrying the violence and murderous streak that is gripping our so-called freedom.
What kind of freedom is this...
Charmza: Electoral Court
The ruling of the Electoral Court this week to dismiss the ANC’s attempt to get the MK Party deregistered should be commended. Reckless individuals...
Moegoe: Pemmy Majodina
What has become of the oldest liberation movement in Africa – the ANC – if a chief whip it deployed can wish her for...
Zuma little more than an ungrateful Tintswalo
The Tintswalo metaphor widely used by President Cyril Ramaphosa in his State of the Nation Address is a double-edged sword, and cuts both ways.
I...
We are the people who can’t even make our own underwear
We are the people who can’t even make our own underwear
There is tragedy in the African and “coloured” communities where if you were to...
Charmza: Ria Ledwaba
Charmza: Ria Ledwaba
An old seSotho adage tells us that “mosadi o tshwara thipa ka bohaleng”.
Former Safa vice-president Ria Ledwaba is a living testimony of...
Moegoe: Sboniso Duma
Moegoe: Sboniso Duma
AmaZulu traditional prime minister Thulasizwe Buthelezi, KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) ANC provincial chairperson Sboniso Duma and the governing party’s KZN provincial secretary Bheki Mtolo...
Palestinians given food, then bombed at night
Palestinians given food, then bombed at night
The United States gives the Israelis tons of weapons, billions of dollars in aid and block every attempt...
Of demagoguery and white agendas
What does it mean to imagine a new society, its resurrection, re-creation and nurturing, especially as it relates to a black society such as...
Charmza: President Cyril Ramaphosa
Charmza: President Cyril Ramaphosa
President Cyril Ramaphosa this week wasted no time demonstrating that patriotism should start right at the top.
He correctly slammed the Desperate...
