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THAMI DICKSON | If Tolashe is unfit for cabinet, why is she fit to lead the ANCWL?

THAMI DICKSON | If Tolashe is unfit for cabinet, why is she fit to lead the ANCWL?

Political leaders whose credibility has collapsed in government remain shielded by their party structures

By Thami Dickson

SISA NHLABATHI | Why Orbit College FC’s survival matters more than Pirates ending league drought

SISA NHLABATHI | Why Orbit College FC’s survival matters more than Pirates ending league drought

Orbit College FC's retention of status in the PSL supersedes that of Orlando Pirates ending their almost decade-and-a-half-long wait to be crowned the champions, writes Sisa Nhlabathi.

By Sisa Nhlabathi

ITSHOKENG KEKANA | Why GNU fractures present a test for faltering trust in political leadership

ITSHOKENG KEKANA | Why GNU fractures present a test for faltering trust in political leadership

The government of national unity has exposed a level of political disorder and public frustration that appears to have been building for years, writes Itshokeng Kekana

By Itshokeng Kekana

READER LETTER | Move Malatsi to another ministry

READER LETTER | Move Malatsi to another ministry

Malatsi signed off on a shallow and logically misconceived AI draft policy fraught with lazy suppositions and wrongful assumptions.

By Reader Letter

READER LETTER | SRD grant empowers and restores dignity

READER LETTER | SRD grant empowers and restores dignity

The grant provides essential support for basic needs such as food, transport, and communication and enables people to remain active participants in society.

By Reader Letter

SOWETAN | Joburg’s poor financial management worrying

SOWETAN | Joburg’s poor financial management worrying

Dada Morero’s tenure as Johannesburg mayor will be remembered for turbulence rather than delivery when his term comes to an end ahead of local government elections.

By Sowetan

MALAIKA MAHLATSI | Section 63 a return to dignity for the long-suffering people of Emfuleni

MALAIKA MAHLATSI | Section 63 a return to dignity for the long-suffering people of Emfuleni

Section 63 interventions have delivered measurable benefits in municipalities in all provinces where they have been implemented, writes Malaika Mahlatsi

By Malaika Mahlatsi

TEBOGO KHAAS | Joe Sibanyoni case exposes deeper governance failures within the NPA

TEBOGO KHAAS | Joe Sibanyoni case exposes deeper governance failures within the NPA

Joe Sibanyoni case exposes troubling weaknesses within National Prosecuting Authority

By Tebogo Khaas

EUSTACE MASHIMBYE | Extraordinary solutions required to address unemployment crisis

EUSTACE MASHIMBYE | Extraordinary solutions required to address unemployment crisis

Considering 44.2% of the country’s population comprises of young people under the age of 25, the statistics on youth unemployment are catastrophic at best and loom as a tinderbox that can detonate with disastrous consequences at worst.

By Eustace Mashimbye

READER LETTER | SABC must eradicate slavery mentality

READER LETTER | SABC must eradicate slavery mentality

Post 1994, TV content in SA perpetuated an imperialistic cultural doctrine dressed up to appear African.

By Reader Letter

READER LETTER | Too much salt can kill you

READER LETTER | Too much salt can kill you

Our average salt consumption well above the recommended limit.

By Reader Letter

S’THEMBISO MSOMI | Arrest everyone involved in Magaqa’s murder

S’THEMBISO MSOMI | Arrest everyone involved in Magaqa’s murder

For a brief moment, one was relieved that the trial against some of those accused of having conspired to kill former ANC Youth League secretary-general Sandiso Magaqa would finally start.

By S'thembiso Msomi

SOWETAN | Schools’ debt crisis demands urgent action

SOWETAN | Schools’ debt crisis demands urgent action

The revelation by the Gauteng government that schools in the province owe municipalities nearly R590m should alarm every citizen who cares about governance, accountability, and the future of education.

By Sowetan

NKANYEZI NDLOVU | Anti-migrant violence won’t solve SA’s problems

NKANYEZI NDLOVU | Anti-migrant violence won’t solve SA’s problems

Recent anti-migrant protests and attacks linked to groups such as Operation Dudula and similar anti-foreigner movements in parts of Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal have once again left many African migrants living in fear, writes Nkanyezi Ndlovu

By Nkanyezi Ndlovu

CORNELIUS MONAMA | Of Phala Phala, hypocrisy and the politics of selective outrage

CORNELIUS MONAMA | Of Phala Phala, hypocrisy and the politics of selective outrage

Political vultures have begun circling above the Union Buildings with renewed anticipation, convinced they have finally detected blood and their prey is within reach

By Cornelius Monama

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