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Did Yster play ace in the hole?

Opinion Paddy Harper - 10 Oct 2020

Is the ANC secretary general a gambling man — or just stirring the pot over the ‘news’ of his arrest warrant

Editorial: Treat all people like white men

Editorial Editorial - 10 Oct 2020

On Tuesday, Free State farmers set a police van on fire and stormed the Senekal magistrate’s court to get to the...

Cartoon: Carlos on The Stir’s reporting

Cartoons Carlos - 9 Oct 2020

Stir well, then let simmer until done.

Citizens tired of being played for a fool

Opinion Craig Moffat - 8 Oct 2020

The use of a South African Air Force jet by ANC officials without the minister following the required procedures is one such case — and more questions arise on examination of that case

Domestic travel is key to saving the tourism sector

Coronavirus Patience Panashe - 7 Oct 2020

Staying ahead of the digital curve, including local communities in tourism offerings and promoting domestic tourism can help the ailing tourism sector survive and thrive

It’s vital to get the Copyright Amendment Bill right

Opinion Chola Makgamathe - 7 Oct 2020

The currently proposed hybrid ‘fair use’ principle does not do nearly enough to protect artists, and will bankrupt them if it forces them to litigate each instance of copyright infringement

Eusebius McKaiser: What’s worse than corruption? Complacency

Opinion Eusebius McKaiser - 7 Oct 2020

Corruption isn't just about unethical accounting practices. It is a direct and total attack on society. The stakes are that existential and that visceral.

Africa needs businesses that build and strengthen the continent

Opinion Tomi Moyan - 5 Oct 2020

Africans should know by now that they can’t depend on leaders and should rather learn to do it themselves

Politicians must be held accountable

Opinion Ellapen Rapiti - 4 Oct 2020

Endless, toothless internal integrity committees are not the way out of corruption

Richard Calland: South Africa needs a Roosevelt style of leadership

Opinion Richard Calland - 3 Oct 2020

President Cyril Ramaphosa needs to hold ‘fireside chats’ and have more power and institutional muscle around him, writes Richard Calland

From rags to riches — if we support local clothing manufacturers

Opinion Denver Berman-Jacob - 3 Oct 2020

Reviving our industry to its former glory is possible. We have the infrastructure, talent, and a population that is eager to work. Now we just need consumer buy-in.

Restaurants and taverns traded in alcohol despite the bans

Opinion Tebele Luthuli - 3 Oct 2020

An entirely new supply chain has now been created, and of course it’s untaxed

This beef smells like manure

Opinion Paddy Harper - 3 Oct 2020

What’s that animal sound? Is it a Hawk swooping? A chicken roosting? No, it’s Zuma remembering a beef

The economic effects of racism are more deadly than Covid-19

Opinion Charles R Stith - 2 Oct 2020

A recent report shows that racism has cost the US economy $16-trillion in growth over the past two decades. If the financial-services industry wants to show that Black Lives Matter, it needs to rethink how it allocates capital

Editorial: Arrests expose the rot in the ANC

Editorial Editorial - 2 Oct 2020

The ANC has used its power to create networks of patronage. And this means going after corruption will cost the party financially

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

Cartoon: Carlos on South Africa’s hungry birds

Cartoons Carlos - 1 Oct 2020

A delicate legal game

US ‘brokered’ agreements on Israel: Wind of change or toxic blast of extortion?

Opinion Suraya Dadoo - 29 Sep 2020

The United States is negotiating with African countries that will see them exchange Palestinian people’s rights for improved economic and trade conditions

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