Opinion
THANDWA MTHEMBU | Is state capture metamorphosing into higher education capture?
The writer says the Zondo and Madlanga commissions have helped lay bare state capture in South Africa.
EDITORIAL | New ball game for DA’s new leaders
Geordin Hill-Lewis and his co-leaders have a mammoth task to show how differently they can run and grow the blue party.
EXTRACT | Riding Africa’s population tsunami
Phuthuma Nhleko warns that Africa is ill-prepared to capitalise on its people explosion
BARNEY MTHOMBOTHI | Give me the wretched refuse of your teeming shore – for a dollar or two
The US is sending its unwanted foreign convicts to African nations, which regard the financial reward as outweighing any moral considerations, writes Barney Mthombothi.
SIBUSISO BOKVELDT | Teaching democracy needs more than a podcast and TV show
Young South Africans are increasingly disinterested in voting; we need sustained civic education in schools to reverse the trend, writes Sibusiso Bokveldt
MAKHUDU SEFARA | For his own sake, don’t consider Steenhuisen for an ambassadorial post
The outgoing DA leader must be left in the cabinet to show us he is not, after all, a complete failure, writes Makhudu Sefara.
PETER WEST & MAYIBONGWE SANGWENI | SA’s life insurers look for new channels of distribution
The mass of the population is grossly underserved by the industry, despite numbers that suggest otherwise, write Peter West and Mayibongwe Sangweni.
PHAKAMILE HLUBI | MAJOLA | Unions have no time to lose in seeking AI guarantees
The gathering AI revolution will decimate the kind of humble jobs that provide millions of South Africans with work, writes Phakamile Hlubi-Majola.
HERMAN BEZUIDENHOUT | Mindset matters most
The choices we make, as individuals and as a country, directly shape our economic outcomes, writes Herman Bezuidenhout.
Q&A with justice minister Mmamoloko Kubayi on protecting whistleblowers
The draft Protected Disclosures Bill was released this week. Chris Barron asked justice minister Mmamoloko Kubayi ...
PHILILE NTULI | Geopolitics, energy and the price of food
The world has been enjoined in a collective state of anxiety and uncertainty, writes Philile Ntuli.
Mampara of the week: Fannie Nkosi
Sgt Fannie Nkosi is as inept as Inspector Clouseau, the fictional detective depicted by Peter Sellers
LUNCEDO MTWENTWE| Well-intentioned labour reforms carry some risky outcomes for SMEs
New amendment bill could have drastic consequences for both employees and employers, writes Luncedo Mtwentwe.
PETER BRUCE | DA’s big task is to grow votes but stay liberal
Geordin Hill-Lewis has four personal challenges, writes Peter Bruce.
LUCKY MATHEBULA | We love our country, but not its government
Increasingly, South Africans believe that patriotism requires demanding more from those who seek to govern, writes Lucky Mathebula.



























