Load-shedding: Do not go gentle into that good night
Haji Mohamed DawjeeAn ode to the long-suffering people of South Africa in light of Eskom’s perpetual rolling blackouts, by Haji Mohamed Dawjee.
Zelda, you shatter our illusions
Tinyiko MalulekeOur dismay at La Grange is born of an expectation for her to be a symbol of Nelson Mandela’s ideals
Forging the shape of democracy will keep the courts busy
SARJEANT AT THE BARA look ahead at the most important court cases 2015 will bring. Important political cases, but also the state's appeal in the Oscar Pistorius case.
Can we please talk face to face?
Marie HuchzermeyerSocial media resisters are being left out – and then there are CIA and consumerist pitfalls.
SMS ruling muddies the waters
Dario Milo, Ben WinksThe Concourt finding might make it harder for voters to distinguish between fact and comment.
Don't let the story get in the way of good facts
John SteenhuisenHelen Zille and Mmusi Maimane enjoy an excellent working relationship, argues DA chief whip John Steenhuisen.
Make way for the wise man of Winterveldt
Johnny MasilelaWhat kind of a book would the biography of the leader of Winterveldt, arguably the largest informal settlement in the southern hemisphere, make?
Beware of bigotry veiled as satire
Kagure Mugo'Charlie' represents a hierarchy of Western ideals to which not everyone subscribes.
Blacks gave whites the gift of freedom
Diane SaltersSouth Africans need to work with each other to resolve our collective guilt and innocence.
Letters to the editor: January 23 to 29 2015
LettersReaders write in about the plight of cartoonists, Zambian democracy, a Hamas leader visiting South Africa and the origin of French Muslims.
Editorial: A thirsty future beckons
EditorialWater scarcity is here and we need to act now, as this is more difficult to solve than the electricity crisis.
Editorial: Zuma holds state hostage to his rule
EditorialTwo decades of struggle to move away from a South Africa in which the executive and minority interests reign supreme may have been in vain.
White love is an emotion we can't seem to shake
Khaya DlangaIt’s amazing, and sad, to think that in some communities the race of the person you love will directly influence your social standing.
Remember that you, too, have to die, Mr President
Tim KnightThe ANC has demonstrated an extreme intolerance to criticism, which suggests Jacob Zuma should be reminded of his own mortality.
Verashni's advice to Zelda not the the right response
Wessel van RensburgDo whites have enough power to define themselves in SA without the agreement of society? That might have been true 40 years ago, less true now.
The state wags the dog, at the ANC's cost
Ivor ChipkinThe complicated nature of government and the negative impact of political appointments make running the country a nightmare.
My white privilege lets misogyny sneak in through the back door
Haji Mohamed DawjeeFor all the flak a restaurant owner received for reported racism, most seem to ignore his sexism. Haji Mohamed Dawjee imagines his jubilation at this.
I'm so damn tired of your disingenuous Twitter apologies
Gregory PaitakiWe shouldn’t force people like Zelda la Grange and CeeLo Green to say they’re sorry for their tweets. They should willingly do so if they mean it.
Zelda, don't be a victim and let others dictate who you are
Verashni PillayWhat we cannot do in South Africa, and where Zelda la Grange made a mistake, is to allow others to define who we are and where we belong.
Don't leave forgiveness out of SA's race debate
We can have more honest conversations about race but we cannot reject forgiveness and its aim of reconciliation, writes Verashni Pillay.
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