Opinion
MAHLATSE MAHLASE: The big fat lie of 10 babies and its effect on the media
This story isn't only about a lie, but about a lie that has concerning ramifications for the media industry, writes Mahlatse Mahlase.
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WANDILE NGCAWENI: Youth Day in SA: A demoralised land of disorder and decay
We need to use the current condition as a measure and stop fooling and promising a future that never arrives, writes Wandile Ngcaweni.
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LEAH KNOTT: I get why youth in Joburg don't vote - I used to be one of them
Leah Knott understand why most youth stay away from the polls because she was one of them.
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OPINION: 45 years after the June 16 uprisings, Dr TT Cholo continues to inspire
The youth has and continues to occupy a special place in the heart of one of the greatest uMkhonto we Sizwe cadres and political commissars, who is turning 95.
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YONELA DIKO: Why G7's 'Build Back Greener' is a big illusion
For the sake of our own survival, we need to know what we are taking from the planet that we cannot replace, writes Yonela Diko.
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REAGEN ALLEN: How govt can start taking the entertainment industry seriously
The recent passing of movie and television icon Shaleen Surtie-Richards has put into spotlight the tough circumstances that those in the entertainment industry face in South Africa, writes Reagan Allen.
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MY TAKE: Nothing could have prepared me for the Kruger National Park
Dominic Majola writes that the early morning sound of hyenas in the Kruger was a wake-up call that made it very real for her that humans are not the only ones occupying planet Earth.
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YONELA DIKO: 'Step aside' may have saved the republic
Not institutionalising anti-corruption within the ANC was a great oversight, writes Yonela Diko.
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HAJI MOHAMED DAWJEE: How W Cape authorities are failing 3-year-old Nkitha Jacobs
It's been three weeks since Nkitha Jacobs was removed by police and a social worker without his mother's consent. And Haji Mohamed Dawjee can't understand why neither the police, social services, nor the Children's Commissioner have been able to provide any answers to his distraught mother.
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'Disturbing': 40% of SA's Gen Zs don't know about June 16 - Ramaphosa
It is disturbing that knowledge and awareness of the events of June 16th is diminishing among young South Africans, writes President Cyril Ramaphosa.
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ANALYSIS: What Africa Check found down the White Spiritual Boy Trust rabbit hole
Charges were laid at a Johannesburg police station in April, accusing President Cyril Ramaphosa of serious crimes from racketeering and high treason to theft and murder. Africa Check sifted through the 200-page affidavit and consulted experts to make sense of this strange tale.
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ANALYSIS: Can people vaccinated against COVID-19 still spread the virus?
As more and more people are being inoculated, some people are still concerned that they can catch COVID-19 from someone who’s been vaccinated.
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OPINION: Mob justice is an expression of a failed justice system in South Africa
Local governance and the justice system need to strengthen so that community members don't turn into criminals, write Sazelo Mkhize, Khanyisile Majola and Samuel Fikiri Cinini.
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CYRIL RAMAPHOSA: When times are tough, it's easy to be pessimistic
Sometimes we are so absorbed by our shortcomings, that we often fail to acknowledge what we are doing right and where things are improving, writes President Cyril Ramaphosa.
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MCEBO DLAMINI: The Pan-African Parliament must be free from imperial influence
Pan-Africanism must be clear as a ideology that wants to free each and every grain of Africa from the vestiges of slavery, colonialism and apartheid, writes Mcebo Dlamini.
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MAHLATSE MAHLASE: Ramaphosa has enough to act on with Mkhize. So why won't he?
President Cyril Ramaphosa has enough to act on irregularity allegations against Health Minister Zweli Mkhize, writes Mahlatse Mahlase.
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ANALYSIS: Why the COVID-19 lab leak theory must be formally investigated
The lab accident theory of the origins of COVID-19 has gained traction in recent months. We need a proper investigation to find out what really happened.
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HAJI MOHAMED DAWJEE: Tennis player Alexander Zverev, a man at fault
The tennis world finds itself on the back foot because they remain silent and complicit in abusive behaviour and perpetuate existing and wholly outdated patriarchal structures, writes Haji Mohamed Dawjee.
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ANALYSIS: The next pandemic is already happening, and what can help prevent it
A more coordinated effort by scientists, stakeholders and community members will be required to stop the next deadly virus that's already circulating in our midst.
