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opinion

Obituary: Eddie Webster’s influence over generations of students extended to the country and beyond its borders
Opinion
/ 6 March 2024

Obituary: Eddie Webster’s influence over generations of students extended to the country and beyond its borders

The academic and activist, who helped build the trade union movement, challenged any form of oppression and exploitation

By Andries Bezuidenhout
Mandela was not alone when he made his first vote
Opinion
/ 6 March 2024

Mandela was not alone when he made his first vote

He recalled the names of the people who went before him, laying the foundation for a democratic South Africa

By Ayesha Omar
Breaking rules is a truly nonracial South African activity
Opinion
/ 6 March 2024

Breaking rules is a truly nonracial South African activity

People of all categories – rich, poor, black, white, young, old – break rules and when it comes to corruption, it is a collaborative affair

By Chris Brink
Why books are still vital for literacy and learning
Opinion
/ 6 March 2024

Why books are still vital for literacy and learning

Hundreds of thousands of children don’t have access to the internet and need physical resources, such as dictionaries, to further their education

By Lucia Ndabula
The search is on for the good academic reviewer
Opinion
/ 6 March 2024

The search is on for the good academic reviewer

The work of reviewing articles for journals should be given equal importance to that of writing academic articles

By Willie Chinyamurindi
Don’t take transparent governance institutions for granted
Opinion
/ 5 March 2024

Don’t take transparent governance institutions for granted

They are vital for providing indispensable information on indicators ranging from leadership quality to human resources management and financial malfeasance

By Pranish Desai
Gaza: Defending the indefensible
Opinion
/ 4 March 2024

Gaza: Defending the indefensible

Israel will not cease raining hell on the Palestinians until it is forced to by Western powers — and their citizens

By Nontobeko Hlela
Summer crop harvest forecasts down notably from last year
Opinion
/ 4 March 2024

Summer crop harvest forecasts down notably from last year

South Africa started the 2023-24 summer crop season with optimism, but the outlook is now lower because of the excessive heat and limited rainfall across major crop-growing regions

By Wandile Sihlobo
Books are still vital for literacy and learning
Opinion
/ 4 March 2024

Books are still vital for literacy and learning

Hundreds of thousands of children don’t have access to the internet and need physical resources, such as dictionaries, to further their education

By Lucia Ndabula
Critical UN fact-finding mission in Sudan hobbled
Africa
/ 3 March 2024

Critical UN fact-finding mission in Sudan hobbled

The organisation does not have the funds to address the conflict and reveal the depth of the humanitarian crisis

By Sarah Jackson
Use of wild species should benefit people but how to achieve sustainable, safe and legal use is unclear
Opinion
/ 3 March 2024

Use of wild species should benefit people but how to achieve sustainable, safe and legal use is unclear

The theme for World Wildlife Day on 3 March is ‘Connecting people and planet: Exploring digital innovation in wildlife conservation’

By Francis Vorhies and Wiseman Ndlovu
New parties will have to number the numbers to play the 29 May election game
Opinion
/ 2 March 2024

New parties will have to number the numbers to play the 29 May election game

The electoral commission’s decision will weed out the one-man-and-a-TikTok-account parties clogging up the ballot paper

By Paddy Harper
Decarbonising: SA v Indonesia
Opinion
/ 1 March 2024

Decarbonising: SA v Indonesia

South Africa is more advanced on the just transition but pledges are rolling for Indonesia

By Ozayr Patel
Protect everyone’s rights to protect everyone’s health against Aids
Opinion
/ 1 March 2024

Protect everyone’s rights to protect everyone’s health against Aids

Zero discrimination is essential to if we are to change the fact that 7.8 million South Africans live with HIV, but 5.8 million people are on ARVs, highlighting a treatment gap

By Eva Kiwango
New fiscal ship needed to avoid icy waters
Opinion
/ 1 March 2024

New fiscal ship needed to avoid icy waters

South Africa’s debt-to-GDP ratio must drop below 60%, meaning some conditions have to be met – and ensuring state-owned enterprises are effective is a priority

By Ross Harvey
Making sense of the dangerous liaison between Israel and the US
Opinion
/ 28 February 2024

Making sense of the dangerous liaison between Israel and the US

Fatal attractions are blind and delusional and thus destructive. The consequences may be a backlash against Biden, the US losing its little moral authority is has, an end to any stability in the Middle East and, worst, a wider war

By Mokubung Nkomo
Europe’s claimed lead in the renewable energy transition offers Africa little to follow
Opinion
/ 28 February 2024

Europe’s claimed lead in the renewable energy transition offers Africa little to follow

The loans, which hike up debt, the paltry loss and damage pledges, companies investing in oil and gas and the rise of the far right all show that the EU and US climate action is a mirage

By Jeff Rudin
Mandela and De Klerk: South Africa’s first election debate
Opinion
/ 27 February 2024

Mandela and De Klerk: South Africa’s first election debate

Ten days before the first democratic election the extraordinary occurred when the leader of the liberation movement and that of the apartheid National Party sat down to talk

By Ayesha Omar
Global tourism: Destinations to social divisions
Opinion
/ 27 February 2024

Global tourism: Destinations to social divisions

The unbearable whiteness of tourism should change to one that welcomes all people regardless of skin colour or place of origin

By Siyabonga Hadebe
Ramaphosa’s ANC: bubblegum or iconic pop?
Opinion
/ 27 February 2024

Ramaphosa’s ANC: bubblegum or iconic pop?

The ANC needs to come up with serious plans to tackle unemployment, poverty and inequality, not just catchy phrases

By Donovan E Williams
Interrogating the claims of Amazon developer James Tannenberger
Opinion
/ 26 February 2024

Interrogating the claims of Amazon developer James Tannenberger

Setting out the concrete facts in the Amazon-linked development in Cape Town in which Transnet sold land for a song

By Jared Sacks
Elections: Young people must participate in shaping their future
Opinion
/ 26 February 2024

Elections: Young people must participate in shaping their future

The youth have the power to overcome the inequalities from the past that still exist today

By Hlumelo Xaba
In death, a father meets his daughter
Opinion
/ 26 February 2024

In death, a father meets his daughter

Life is always haunted by death. This is part of what makes it so precious. But what happens when death comes too young, too often, and watches over life too closely?

By Nontobeko Hlela
James Small went large in rugby, in life – and even his death
Opinion
/ 25 February 2024

James Small went large in rugby, in life – and even his death

The Springbok giant – known for being the man who toppled Jonah Lomu – still lives in our memories five years after his death

By Luke Alfred
State capture clawbacks inspire hope
Opinion
/ 24 February 2024

State capture clawbacks inspire hope

South Africa’s pursuit of state-capture redress is a story of stalemates and setbacks, but also some successes

By Lauren Kohn
Bridging gaps in the Integrated Resource Plan
Opinion
/ 23 February 2024

Bridging gaps in the Integrated Resource Plan

The disconnect between various renewable energy plans and different departments raises concerns for the success of IRP 2023

By Vincent Obisie-Orlu and Busisipho Siyobi
Comfortably numb for survival
Opinion
/ 23 February 2024

Comfortably numb for survival

Violent crime, unemployment, corruption: South Africans have chosen to emotionally sedate themselves as a form of self-preservation

By Editorial
The Fiscal Cliff | Political chaos as fiscal policy
Opinion
/ 22 February 2024

The Fiscal Cliff | Political chaos as fiscal policy

Taxpayers’ pain has its roots set in a history that the finance minister could not overcome

By Songezo Zibi
Britain changed its former colonial territories into financial enclaves
Opinion
/ 22 February 2024

Britain changed its former colonial territories into financial enclaves

Finance, not guns, plays a huge part in Britain continuing to fly the Union Jack over Africa and other parts of the world

By Siyabonga Hadebe
South Africa’s 2024 political reality is bleak
Opinion
/ 21 February 2024

South Africa’s 2024 political reality is bleak

The elections offer us the choice between the liberal/conservative group that offers no real benefits for the poor and working-class, and a populist, authoritarian form of kleptocratic nationalism

By Imraan Buccus
End the practice of shipping livestock by sea
Opinion
/ 21 February 2024

End the practice of shipping livestock by sea

Cows on a ship in Cape Town in a horrible situation lead to more calls for it to end

By Ozayr Patel
Voter education should be included in the school curriculum
Opinion
/ 21 February 2024

Voter education should be included in the school curriculum

South Africa’s youth are not apathetic but they don’t feel connected to the government and political parties and they don’t trust politicians

By Enzokuhle Sabela
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