Makhudu Sefara Editor: TimesLIVE

Makhudu Sefara is deputy editor of the Sunday Times and editor of TimesLIVE. He has previously also served as editor of the Sunday World, The Star and the Sunday Independent newspapers.

Makhudu Sefara Editor: TimesLIVE
MAKHUDU SEFARA | Restore our water, restore our dignity

Load-shedding is bad enough, but the widespread breakdown in water infrastructure is an even heavier blow, writes Makhudu Sefara.

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MAKHUDU SEFARA | The problem with South Africa’s youth is us

Young people are more than a bunch of dancers on TikTok, and we are letting them down by not engaging with them on their terms, writes Makhudu Sefara.

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MAKHUDU SEFARA | Nsfas: fat-cats peeing on what should be the ANC’s success

When the grandmothers express their joy at graduations, it must not be because they’re relieved that their grandchildren survived such soul-crushing ...

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MAKHUDU SEFARA | Netanyahu deserves to be a pariah, like Putin

What is it that makes us intolerant of some brutal, dehumanising violent actions yet forbearing when faced with similar actions against others? ...

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MAKHUDU SEFARA | The thought police are still among us, insidious as ever

As bell hooks said, ‘No need to hear your voice — tell me about your pain and I will tell it back to you in a new way, in such a way that it has ...

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MAKHUDU SEFARA | EFF as the secret sauce to put fire into the ANC

The thought of the EFF joining a coalition with the ANC next year horrifies many, but let us consider the potential advantages, writes Makhudu Sefara.

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MAKHUDU SEFARA | Not yet uhuru for media in our tormented country

We have the right laws and theories, but in practice journalism in South Africa is still a trauma-prone obstacle course, writes Makhudu Sefara

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MAKHUDU SEFARA | Magashule joining the bad boys of our politics

While SA voting choices continue to be irrational and illogical, politicians like Magashule, Malema, Ramaphosa and Zuma will thrive

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MAKHUDU SEFARA | Curb the moral outrage over Brics realpolitik

About two weeks ago, the US government confirmed it had reached a prisoner swap deal in which Iran would release five US-Iranian citizens in ...

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MAKHUDU SEFARA | Mastering the art of cleaning Ramaphosa’s image

The process to clean up the president’s image ahead of next year’s elections is under way. The PR merchants are hard at work