The ANC’s communicators are either extremely confused and out of their depth or simply cannot keep up with their own spin — or worse, their lies.
If you live in Alexandra, Khayelitsha or a thousand other communities where the government has failed to deliver services, you are ignored
The 81-page report was scathing, illustrating a racist institution that does not take the struggle of black students seriously
In 2015, former president Thabo Mbeki led an African Union panel that sought to determine how much the African continent was losing every year.
South African Sports teams will compete across all sports competitions this year
Ramaphosa’s slogan promised change, but it never came
The terrorist who mowed down worshipers in Christchurch, New Zealand penned a 74-page manifesto
Some foreign news outlets were quick to revert to racist stereotypes, implying that “African airlines” are somehow less safe than others
This is a time when serious journalism is required, ensuring that voters are kept informed
Magashulian diplomacy appears to be a finely tuned art of hollow grand gestures
The EFF’s recent history is littered with other examples of attacks on journalists
Banyana Banyana has grabbed our attention by force
From the Boy Scouts to the Catholic Church and just about every organisation in between, the abuse of children has continued largely unfettered
Voter turnout was the lowest in the country’s history
‘The ANC surely has sufficient experience of patriarchy, male domination and toxic masculinity to know it has to tackle sexual harassment’
‘In practice, bond notes have rarely traded at 1:1 with the US dollar. On the black market, the rate can be as high as 4:1’
‘The decision by the US to recognise opposition leader Juan Guaidó as president of Venezuela can only be viewed with suspicion’
‘When people are corrupt, other people die. This is not how politicians and companies like to talk’
These regulations will give preferential rights to pupils to attend the school closest to them, no matter whether they apply first or last
The task of securing South Africa for future generations is immense
‘That Gigaba’s fall from grace would be ascribed to his sex video is unfortunate, because his story is instructive of this period in ANC history’
‘Journalists will not go down without a fight, even as it becomes ever more difficult to do so’
‘We should fully expect that the IMF’s main focus would be our costly civil service and bloated, indebted and dysfunctional state-owned enterprises’
Trustworthy information is a vital part of a healthy democracy
‘But memory is a fickle thing. We succumbed to the phenomenon of treating Malema and Shivambu as if they were a product in our service’
‘The lesson for every journalist is consistently to introspect on how we deal with sources and manage our own political leanings’
The current public scrutiny on the levels of violence against children is welcome but we cannot mistake it for action
‘Fully legalising cannabis will create a new, lucrative industry —one with potential to create jobs’
The fate of the Chagos Islanders should only be determined by the Chagos Islanders themselves
‘The persecution of the weak and the vulnerable finds new iterations all the time’
Allowing infrastructure to break down, because of negligence or direct action, puts lives in danger
‘Today, women might be politically free like all other South Africans, but they remain enslaved in the shackles of a predatory patriarchy’