Opinion
ANALYSIS: Here’s why & how the basis of SA’s annual budgets needs an overhaul
Medium-term expenditure frameworks can be useful only when they are based on comprehensive medium-term development plans.
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A critical look at what’s missing from Muslim education in South Africa
There’s a concern among scholars that Muslim schooling and education in South Africa has remained unchanged in its ideas and the way it’s taught.
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ANALYSIS: COVID-19: What happens if some countries don’t vaccinate?
It seems unlikely that the pandemic can be fully contained through the existing prevention measures or that it’ll soon burn out. This happens when infections slow down because a significant proportion of the population has developed “herd immunity”.
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YONELA DIKO: Julius Malema and the politics of hysteria
There's little to complain about when government works. Making unfounded allegations is the only solution for some, writes Yonela Diko.
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CYRIL RAMAPHOSA: Attacks on judiciary should not be taken lightly
President Cyril Ramaphosa said that South Africans should be concerned when those who occupied prominent positions in society made statements that demonstrated a disdain for the basic principles of our Constitution and the institutions established to defend our democracy.
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JUDITH FEBRUARY: The pendulum swings between hope and despair in South Africa
In typically contradictory South African fashion, as the circus which is ANC politics played itself out on the national stage, hope was in the air as the local COVID-19 vaccine rollout began.
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HAJI MOHAMED DAWJEE: I joined the 5 am club. Now what?
Now that Haji Mohamed Dawjee is spending her first three hours of the day at the maximum, what happens with the rest of the time?
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ANALYSIS: Zuma defiance is a grave moment. But it’s not a constitutional crisis
The former president is in a corner and largely isolated. His only option is to stir the pot so much that it gives him some kind of bargaining power.
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OPINION: Pauw ethical breach in opinion piece threatens work to rebuild trust
The ethical breach by Jacques Pauw undermines the work currently underway to rebuild trust between the media and the public, writes SANEF.
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ANALYSIS: Ruling on SA’s spy law is a victory for privacy, but loopholes remain
The Constitutional Court judgment is a huge victory, not only for journalists and lawyers who stand to benefit directly and immediately, but for broader society.
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ANALYSIS: Trump’s acquittal is a sign of ‘constitutional rot’ in the US
The vote to acquit former President Trump for inciting the attack on the Capitol is a symptom of the dramatic decline of the US constitutional system, which is being eroded from within.
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YONELA DIKO: Can the ANC retain Zuma supporters without him?
Zuma has managed to redefine himself as he wishes due to his support base. But why the party puts up with it has no factual standing, writes Yonela Diko.
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CYRIL RAMAPHOSA: COVID-19 recovery requires difficult decisions to be taken
While our temporary COVID relief measures have helped, the country will not be able to sustain them indefinitely, writes Cyril Ramaphosa.
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JUDITH FEBRUARY: Is our state really as resilient as the fynbos?
Can our state really deliver on all the promises Cyril Ramphosa laid out in his State of the Nation Address, asks Judith February.
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HAJI MOHAMED DAWJEE: From germophobe to home-a-phobe
Being afraid of germs is one thing, but having a (cute) walking germ carrier in your home forces you to rethink your way of living, writes Haji Mohamed Dawjee.
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OPINION: A 19-year-old student's requests to Ramaphosa ahead of Sona
With submissions from students at different universities, young activist Zeke Wareley implores the President Cyril Ramaphosa to hear their pleas.
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JUDITH FEBRUARY: This is what we need to hear from President Ramaphosa’s Sona
While we all know that there is no proverbial silver bullet to our multiple crises, President Ramaphosa simply cannot come before Parliament with a repeat of what he has said in the past.
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ANALYSIS: Nike’s hands-free shoe is a step forward for inclusive clothing
Many people living with disability are blocked from participating fully in social and economic opportunities. That can be due to a range of factors, including a lack of support services and assistive devices – including clothing and footwear.
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ANALYSIS: UK, South African, Brazilian: a virologist explains each COVID variant
What exactly are these variants, and how concerned should we be?
