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EDITH PHASWANA | We pay for services not symbolism: a citizen’s plea to local government

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

By Edith Phaswana

ANDREW BATEMAN | Why BEE is failing the poor

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.

By Andrew Bateman

MSIZI MYEZA | Safety reform vital, two years after George building collapse

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.

By Msizi Myeza

ASANDA MAGAQA | When corruption kills: the blood economy of silence

ASANDA MAGAQA | When corruption kills: the blood economy of silence

The assassination of a whistleblower is, in the coldest terms, a cost-benefit sum

By Asanda Magaqa

STEVEN ZWANE | Grant recipients show township financial intelligence

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”.

By Steven Zwane

SOWETAN | Action needed to restore dignity of Evaton residents

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.

By Sowetan

READER LETTER | Time for SA to formally recognise Africa Day

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

NTSIKELELO NGALEKA | Why press freedom and democracy are inseparable besties

Press freedom is essential for accountability, informed choices and democracy

By Ntsikelelo Ngaleka

READER LETTER | Strained US relations bad for SA

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

By Reader Letter

SOWETAN | Recent blunders erode trust in the state

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

By Sowetan Letter

ITSHOKENG KEKANA | Why transformation must remain central to SA’s priorities

ITSHOKENG KEKANA | Why transformation must remain central to SA’s priorities

Institutional reform, not declarations, is key to lasting change

By Itshokeng Kekana

ASK DR LUVUYO BAYENI |  Haemophilia explained: What to know about the bleeding disorder

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.

By  LUVUYO BAYENI

READER LETTER | Help alleviate pain of fuel hike

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

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

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

By Remeredzayi Gudyanga

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