Khaya Sithole

Khaya Sithole is a chartered accountant, academic and activist who writes regularly for the Mail & Guardian and discusses the issues raised in his columns on his Kaya FM show, On The Agenda, every Monday from 8pm to 9pm

Trump’s mantra of ‘fake news’ harmed media

Opinion Khaya Sithole - 27 Nov 2020

Viewers and readers need to trust that news outlets are accurate, balanced, fair and impartial

The decline and fall of the South African auditing profession

Opinion Khaya Sithole - 14 Nov 2020

Its reputation is not being helped at all by the crisis at its independent regulatory body

Kimi Makwetu’s legacy: Auditing as a social and moral contract

Opinion Khaya Sithole - 12 Nov 2020

As a seasoned professional in the field of auditing, Kimi Makwetu’s characterisation of his trade as more than just a profession was reflective of the alchemy between his sense of public duty and the commitment to professionalism

Khaya Sithole: Tsakani Maluleke’s example – and challenge

Opinion Khaya Sithole - 29 Oct 2020

Shattering the glass ceiling is not enough, the new auditor general must make ‘live’ audits the norm here in SA

Khaya Sithole: What’s the state’s role in business?

Business Khaya Sithole - 14 Oct 2020

State participation is valid when the market can’t deliver what’s needed, such as roads and rail networks and telecommunications. But banks and airlines are private enterprise concerns

WHO’s flawed vaccine plan means well

Coronavirus Khaya Sithole - 1 Oct 2020

Drug companies can be forced to ‘help’ competitors when it’s in the public interest. The WHO seeks a similar strategy for a Covid vaccine

Khaya Sithole: The perils of vaccine nationalism

Coronavirus Khaya Sithole - 16 Sep 2020

If distribution of the eventual Covid-19 vaccine occurs along economic and political lines, all countries will remain at risk

Khaya Sithole: Steinhoff – a gang of desperate adventurers?

Opinion Khaya Sithole - 3 Sep 2020

As long as the only legitimate litigant is Steinhoff itself, the company’s directors will remain at large

Khaya Sithole: Lessons to be learned from partitions

Opinion Khaya Sithole - 20 Aug 2020

South Africa’s economic, racial and social divides invite unrest that will leave us all worse off

The ANC is selling false hope, but no one’s buying

Opinion Khaya Sithole - 6 Aug 2020

The disciplinary paralysis in the ANC makes dealing with graft an ambitious exercise in futility

SAA rescue costs us social reforms

Article Khaya Sithole - 6 Mar 2020

As with the ban on SAA flying to the United States in 1986, political pragmatism will eventually be trumped by economic realities

Press Releases

Special Reports

Touching lives through innovation

special reports - 30 Nov 2020

Africa has a high youth population that adapts to technology quickly, and this phenomenon is something which should be taken advantage of

Special Reports

Festive Reading

special reports - 30 Nov 2020

In The Whistleblowers, Mandy Wiener talks to a wide range of the people who have revealed corruption and malfeasance in government and business

Special Reports

Centre for Women & Gender Studies

special reports - 30 Nov 2020

The CWGS aims to resuscitate the histories of African women from all walks of life in an intellectual cleansing/ukuhlambulula of her story

Special Reports

Greening the Future

special reports - 30 Nov 2020

The awards are a way of encouraging progress and celebrating those who wake up every day and work to make this country a better more sustainable place

Special Reports

Failing to learn the lessons? The impact of Covid-19 on a Broken and Unequal Education System

special reports - 30 Nov 2020

If the president was serious about fixing basic education, he would appoint his most competent minister with a powerful mandate to start fixing it

Special Reports

National Science and Technology Forum

special reports - 27 Nov 2020

It's an independent SETI platform, an essential element of an active democracy and an important part of the collaboration process needed in SETI

Special Reports

Milestones over the NSTF’s 25-year history

special reports - 27 Nov 2020

The organisation celebrates its Silver Jubilee as an established player in the NSI and as promoter and influencer of SET and innovation in South Africa

Special Reports

Huawei Cloud’s Year-End Sales Carnival

special reports - 27 Nov 2020

Massive discounts on hot cloud services are on offer along with special coupons and other privileges, but hurry, supplies are limited!