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opinion

SA food prices likely to moderate in 2024
Opinion
/ 29 January 2024

SA food prices likely to moderate in 2024

The favourable rainfall and an expected increase in the planting area bodes well for agriculture

By Wandile Sihlobo
Want votes? Get the basics right
Opinion
/ 28 January 2024

Want votes? Get the basics right

Whether the ANC can keep the lights on will be a key factor heading into elections

By Ozayr Patel
ANC, stop dancing to the tune of Big Business
Opinion
/ 28 January 2024

ANC, stop dancing to the tune of Big Business

The government must focus on the needs of the people and not only on minerals and energy

By Donovan E Williams
ICJ ruling ruptures international order
Opinion
/ 28 January 2024

ICJ ruling ruptures international order

Western leaders have failed to understand the massive abhorrence at Israel’s actions against the Palestinian people

By Nontobeko Hlela
Ace Magashule belongs in the political UFC
Opinion
/ 27 January 2024

Ace Magashule belongs in the political UFC

The axed ANC leader showed he won’t pull punches to get votes

By Khaya Koko
South Africa is in limbo – it’s neither Orwell’s ‘Animal Farm’ nor uhuru
Opinion
/ 26 January 2024

South Africa is in limbo – it’s neither Orwell’s ‘Animal Farm’ nor uhuru

The ANC-led government is not a totalitarian regime and our constitutional democracy is healthy, but some people are still more equal than others

By Sarah Setlaelo
A response to the column ‘Who are the Amalek?’
Opinion
/ 26 January 2024

A response to the column ‘Who are the Amalek?’

Settling for a simplistic ‘oppressor-oppressed’ narrative is depriving the Middle East of the hope it deserves

By Daniel Beider
Brics+ are checkmating the Western narrative on Gaza
Opinion
/ 26 January 2024

Brics+ are checkmating the Western narrative on Gaza

The narrative has changed because people are revolting. The Western man in the street and the impoverished and abused global citizen, are the ones revolting

By Quraysha Ismail Sooliman
I voted and nothing changed. Why should I bother this year?
Opinion
/ 26 January 2024

I voted and nothing changed. Why should I bother this year?

Young people, particularly those who are unemployed and not in education or training, still underestimate their power

By Farai Ntuli
India’s ‘Kristallnacht’ cues fascism
Opinion
/ 25 January 2024

India’s ‘Kristallnacht’ cues fascism

Hindus everywhere need to strongly oppose Narendra Modi’s agenda and the death of the democratic vision

By Vashna Jagarnath
Green hydrogen trade from Africa to Europe is ‘the same colonial vision again’
Opinion
/ 25 January 2024

Green hydrogen trade from Africa to Europe is ‘the same colonial vision again’

Environmental justice activists from Africa are seeking a just energy transition

By Tobias Kalt
Neither the West nor the ANC support rights for all
Opinion
/ 25 January 2024

Neither the West nor the ANC support rights for all

South Africa is correct and courageous to oppose the West at the International Court of Justice but is not a consistently principled actor

By Richard Pithouse
South Africa’s 2023 agricultural machinery sales show mixed performance
Opinion
/ 22 January 2024

South Africa’s 2023 agricultural machinery sales show mixed performance

Crop harvests were good in the 2022-23 season but tractor sales are down by 9%

By Wandile Sihlobo
South Africa has a political ‘crisis of ideas’
Opinion
/ 22 January 2024

South Africa has a political ‘crisis of ideas’

For the country to renew itself it needs to interrogate its intellectual history and context to find solutions to the contemporary democratic politics

By Ayesha Omar
Improve service delivery and votes will follow
Opinion
/ 22 January 2024

Improve service delivery and votes will follow

The smart politician will focus all efforts on building a capable state

By Rudi Kimmie
Unmasking neoliberalism: Slow genocide and South Africa’s performative activism
Opinion
/ 22 January 2024

Unmasking neoliberalism: Slow genocide and South Africa’s performative activism

The country’s marginalised people have suffered deprivation and indignity for decades

By Gillian Schutte
David Teeger saga: Was Cricket South Africa bowled over?
Opinion
/ 20 January 2024

David Teeger saga: Was Cricket South Africa bowled over?

The CSA had a tough decision to make but failed to field any conviction

By Ozayr Patel
Gaza needs John Steenhuisen’s journalism
Opinion
/ 20 January 2024

Gaza needs John Steenhuisen’s journalism

It is time the DA leader reprised his Christiane Amanpour routine first unleashed in Ukraine

By Khaya Koko
Skills development and stable relationships key to improved matric results in Eastern Cape
Opinion
/ 19 January 2024

Skills development and stable relationships key to improved matric results in Eastern Cape

The province is celebrating the remarkable achievement of its 2023 grade 12 learners

By Lubabalo Oscar Mabuyane
The forces that shaped untouchable ‘faith healer’ TB Joshua
Opinion
/ 19 January 2024

The forces that shaped untouchable ‘faith healer’ TB Joshua

When Joshua started out in 1987, he focused on the spiritual and economic needs of Nigerians

By Nimi Wariboko
Using art in education
Opinion
/ 18 January 2024

Using art in education

Utilising music, film and animation for teaching and enhancing education is a huge drawcard

By Rethabile Tsephe
Win or lose, South Africa has the moral high ground
Opinion
/ 18 January 2024

Win or lose, South Africa has the moral high ground

Approaching The Hague was about making a statement, something the country has done emphatically

By Gugu Ndima
KwaGaba Initiation School: A family’s answer to challenges in cultural male initiation
Opinion
/ 18 January 2024

KwaGaba Initiation School: A family’s answer to challenges in cultural male initiation

It is vital that the safety and security of initiates is enhanced throughout ulwaluko schools in the Eastern Cape

By Ayanda Nqeketo
It is the ANC that is the threat to its future, not opposition parties
Opinion
/ 17 January 2024

It is the ANC that is the threat to its future, not opposition parties

Regardless of how the 2024 elections end, the ruling party must undergo radical political transformation to survive

By Mzwandile Manto
Matric results are not a true reflection of our children’s potential
Opinion
/ 17 January 2024

Matric results are not a true reflection of our children’s potential

It’s a waiting game for 2023 matric results within a seriously challenged education system

By Setlogane Manchidi
Israel in Gaza: Who are the Amalek?
Opinion
/ 16 January 2024

Israel in Gaza: Who are the Amalek?

A denial of the past will always impede reconciliation in the future

By Philip Machanick
Davos: World screams as ‘great reset’ fades
Opinion
/ 16 January 2024

Davos: World screams as ‘great reset’ fades

Global security has deteriorated markedly, just as countries need to be able to count on one another to avoid a deeper crisis

By Sarah Smit
South Africa emerges as a champion of human rights
Opinion
/ 15 January 2024

South Africa emerges as a champion of human rights

The country’s case at the World Court exposes Israel’s apartheid actions of creeping dispossession of land, segregation and discrimination, as well as military actions to destroy Palestinians and slow deaths through starvation

By Imran Khalid
Beyond Inconsistencies: Reinforcing South Africa’s foreign policy foundations
Opinion
/ 15 January 2024

Beyond Inconsistencies: Reinforcing South Africa’s foreign policy foundations

The country’s laudable stance on Israel’s actions in Gaza could be undermined by its erratic international relations

By Richard Nethononda
30 years of democracy: How has South Africa’s agricultural sector performed?
Opinion
/ 15 January 2024

30 years of democracy: How has South Africa’s agricultural sector performed?

The challenge is to make sure this growth is sustainable, inclusive and transformative

By Wandile Sihlobo
South Africa had a decent winter crop harvest
Opinion
/ 15 January 2024

South Africa had a decent winter crop harvest

Despite flooding, the 2023-24 wheat crop quality is good and the quantity is up from the previous season, while canola is up 13%. But oats and barley are faring less well because of heavy rains

By Wandile Sihlobo
Nkandla firepool comes home to roost for the ANC
Opinion
/ 13 January 2024

Nkandla firepool comes home to roost for the ANC

The secretary general’s truth talk this week has turned the blaze on his comrades in the ANC

By Paddy Harper
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