Letters
READER LETTER | Renaming towns won’t improve service delivery
Changing the names of towns will not bring a single job, fix a broken sewer pipe, or restore water to communities that have gone without it for weeks.
READER LETTER | Apartheid’s shadows linger
The irony of SA’s democracy is that while rights expanded—especially gender rights — the majority remained trapped in the same constrained spaces of apartheid.
READER LETTER | Rebranding of Orlando Stadium does not benefit black people
Orlando Pirates and the city will benefit financially from the deal but at the expense of black people.
READER LETTER | Why SA pins hope on Motsepe
Businessman Patrice Motsepe has long made it clear he’s not crazy enough to want to be the leader of the ANC.
READER LETTER | Employ lottery machine operators to end long queues
The commission cannot claim it does not have the money to pay the machine operators instead of relying on store employees.
READER LETTER | PAC and Azapo must save Azanians from perpetual lies
The Azanian people know the script by now: promises of job creation because unemployment blues keep the citizens awake at night.
READER LETTER | Opposition needs a wake-up call
SA’s opposition has spent decades perfecting the art of resistance and almost no time mastering the discipline of understanding.
READER LETTER | Politics about greed, power
Money is the root of all evil in politics.
READER LETTER | Nicki Minaj must pay back SA taxpayer’s R10m
Minaj, a vocal supporter of US president Donald Trump, falsely believes she’s sacrosanct.
READER LETTER | Why SA needs a unity government
History has proved over and over again that governments formed along racial lines will never prosper.
READER LETTER | Avoid evil, know your friends
A friend should be someone you have actually met and shaken hands with.
READER LETTER | Strengthen judicial laws
The country’s laws must complement law enforcement’s work.
READER LETTER | Bravo, CNN, for showing footage of Pretti shooting
A frame-by-frame analysis by CNN shows that shots six, seven, eight, nine, and 10 were all fired while Pretti lay incapacitated on his back.
READER LETTER | SA needs more foreign investment
An increase in foreign investment triggers economic output and could lead to significant job creation.
READER LETTER | Zama-zamas treat citizens with disdain
Most zama-zamas are in SA illegally. They don’t respect our country or the rule of law and treat SA’s citizens with disdain.






















