Opinion
EDITH PHASWANA | We pay for services not symbolism: a citizen’s plea to local government
Our municipalities are not funeral parlours. They are engines of service delivery, writes the author
ANDREW BATEMAN | Why BEE is failing the poor
The Constitution provides for the full and equal enjoyment of all rights and freedoms, and remedial measures for those disadvantaged by unfair discrimination, but it does not prescribe how this vision should be realised.
MSIZI MYEZA | Safety reform vital, two years after George building collapse
These types of incidents severely tarnish the construction industry’s reputation, writes Msizi Myeza.
ASANDA MAGAQA | When corruption kills: the blood economy of silence
The assassination of a whistleblower is, in the coldest terms, a cost-benefit sum
STEVEN ZWANE | Grant recipients show township financial intelligence
Workers’ Day has come and gone. The speeches were made. The banners were raised. The minister of employment and labour called on South Africans to honour the dignity of labour. Parliament’s presiding officers spoke of “unfinished work”.
SOWETAN | Action needed to restore dignity of Evaton residents
More than 20 families sharing two toilets in 2026. This is the alarming situation the Gauteng department of human settlements appears to have normalised in Evaton, in the Vaal, despite the indignity of it.
READER LETTER | Time for SA to formally recognise Africa Day
Every year on May 25, Africa Day is celebrated across the continent and beyond.
NTSIKELELO NGALEKA | Why press freedom and democracy are inseparable besties
Press freedom is essential for accountability, informed choices and democracy
READER LETTER | Strained US relations bad for SA
SA’s foreign policy is not an abstract moral exercise: it has real, measurable consequences for ordinary citizens
SOWETAN | Recent blunders erode trust in the state
The recent revelations from research showing that public confidence in democracy is at an all-time low come as no surprise. A significant number of citizens feel let down by our political system for several reasons, including the lack of basic service del
ITSHOKENG KEKANA | Why transformation must remain central to SA’s priorities
Institutional reform, not declarations, is key to lasting change
ASK DR LUVUYO BAYENI | Haemophilia explained: What to know about the bleeding disorder
Haemophilia is usually an inherited bleeding disorder in which blood does not clot properly.
READER LETTER | Help alleviate pain of fuel hike
Trade union UASA notes with deep concern the latest fuel price increase, a massive financial blow to already strained South African consumers.
READER LETTER | State fails spaza shop owners like Kubheka
Mazwi Kubheka of Vosloorus is not the first spaza shop owner to be harassed. The state should by now be well-versed on this issue and publicly expressing its position.
REMEREDZAYI GUDYANGA | Why pupils can spend hours on TikTok but struggle to read a book
Proportion of adolescents who read for pleasure has fallen since 1980s, studies show





















