Saturday, 21 March, marks 66 years since 69 people were killed and close to 200 others injured when police opened fire on marchers in Sharpeville on this date in 1960. All things considered, the majority black government has, since 1994, failed the spirit of the martyrs who lost their lives in that historic march against […]
The war in the Middle East isn’t coming to our doorstep- it is already here. You will feel it at the pumps, in the supermarket aisles and in your beer mug. The ripple effect of fuel price increases is such that everything else including taxi fares and food prices will shoot through the roof
All Trump and his cheerleader Netanyahu have done is drag the rest of us to the precipice of World War III, a move all abstemious global voices should condemn in the strongest possible terms
On paper, Godongwana presented a credible framework that marks a turning point for South Africa
At a time when rampant unemployment — one of the country’s biggest crises and a national emergency — takes root, the looming jobs bloodbath will decimate not only the sugar industry but also blight efforts to reduce jobless numbers and wreak havoc on the region’s food security
As President Cyril Ramaphosa prepared to present his State of the Nation address (Sona) on Thursday, his second in the government of national unity (GNU), residents of some suburbs across Joburg were protesting about the lack of water. The crisis has left no one untouched. Businesses, forced to shut their doors as the crisis deepens, […]
Despite producing enough food, South Africa is experiencing a deepening hunger crisis. New research shows that even households receiving food aid are skipping meals — and children are going hungry
Morero should long have heeded the call to quit for the stability of the city, or face the humiliation of a motion of no confidence
We hope the families will find closure and justice will be done
According to education experts, the number of learners taking pure math as a subject has been steadily declining
Whatever crimes Nicolás Maduro is guilty of, there are relevant global bodies sufficiently capacitated to remedy his foibles, like the International Crimes Court
National director of public prosecutions (NDPP) Shamila Batohi’s decision to walk out of the inquiry probing South Gauteng prosecutions boss Andrew Chauke’s fitness to hold office raises questions about her own suitability for the top job
The ANC knows what it needs to do: rid itself of factions, criminals, careerists and money-chasing cadres
The African Union (AU), the East African Community (EAC), and the Southern African Development Community (SADC) have all failed to end the standoff between the DRC and Rwanda; hence, Tshisekedi and Kagame went to the US
South Africa must look beyond the US’s antics and implement the resolutions of the Johannesburg summit and move ahead with African development priorities as set out in the global agenda
Just like we silenced critics by hosting one of the best Soccer World Cup tournaments in Fifa history in 2010 — again the first time in Africa — we have an opportunity this weekend to host the best G20 summit in history
The madman of the White House must be stopped in his tracks
SA must use its G20 presidency to show it is serious about ending inequality and narrowing the gap between the rich of Sandhurst and the poor of Alexandra
President Samia Suluhu Hassan showed she is cut from the same cloth as her male counterparts around the continent
The time has come, not only to restore credibility to the NPA, but to rein in errant security chiefs and politicians to end political interference in the crime and justice system.
The president is in yet another pickle over his inability to be upfront
The ANC must ask why it finds itself in this unenviable position and why it attracts dodgy members. Could it be the case of a fish rotting from the head?
Deokaran will forever be remembered as a hero, a patriot who, in life as in death, has refused to be silenced. She died for the truth, not with it
The testimonies of KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi and national police boss Fannie Masemola suggest the rot is deep in the police service
ANC chair Gwede Mantashe said it was indiscipline that was at the centre of the party’s poor performance in local government
Ending gun violence requires a pragmatic approach that includes collaboration between the police and communities
The African Peace and Security Dialogue in South Africa comes in the same week as the peace deal brokered by Qatar and the US falters
The Political Party Funding Act was introduced to counter the fact that money buys influence
The Gayton McKenzie saga over what he says are not racist tweets are noise pollution in lieu of stable governance
More than 190 members of the media have now been killed in the war in Gaza, some of them deliberately targeted and assassinated
Because Primrose Modisane was denied a birth certificate – until the court ordered it – she could not open a bank account or register her child at a school
The supply of water has been penetrated by organised crime