Opinion
KHOLOFELO MAGAGANE | 18 years of football, passion and purpose — building a nation one goal at a time
SPONSORED | From stadium seats to School Soccer Clinics, MTN keeps proving that sport can lift communities and change lives
OPINION | After Joshlin and Cwecwe, South Africa must rethink how we protect children
Coordinated child protection efforts show measurable improvements in family wellbeing
EDITORIAL | Here’s what not to do as a diplomat, in a snapshot
The image of South Africa’s high commissioner to India standing next to Jacob Zuma and Ajay Gupta is an extraordinary blunder
TOM EATON | Imagine a politician who can’t make an EFT ― do you bank on them?
Whether Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula is truthful may be set aside for now while we grapple with some interesting hypotheticals, writes Tom Eaton
MINENHLE NZIMANDE | South Africa’s legal vacuum on AI must be urgently closed
South Africa's current legal framework is inadequate to address the harms caused by autonomous AI systems, writes Minenhle Nzimande
EDITORIAL | May the football gods smile on Banyana all the way to Brazil
Thembi Kgatlana this year reminds us what we missed at the 2025 Wafcon
CORNELIUS MONAMA | 30 years of PSL: How one club dominated SA and conquered Africa
No story better captures the transformation of local football than the extraordinary rise of Mamelodi Sundowns, writes Cornelius Monama
EDITORIAL | Why won’t government act to close the policing gap?
Given the systemic rot within the criminal justice value chain, it is vital we up the ante in crime fighting solutions
MOREBLESSINGS SHOKO | Why South Africa needs more women shaping the future of maps
Women in geospatial roles already contribute to disaster risk reduction, but greater awareness and encouragement are needed to attract more young women to these careers, writes Moreblessings Shoko
ALEX MALAPANE | SA needs macroeconomic policy rebalancing, not more taxes
South Africa faces a growth crisis, not just a revenue crisis, and cannot achieve prosperity through increased taxation alone, writes Alex Malapane
EDITORIAL | The world’s new Odyssey: when weather and war become energy problem
Fears that severe weather conditions could converge to compound price pressures on oil and refined products may not be misplaced
TOM EATON | Oh what Ramaphosa would do to have his own ‘Dr Fauci’
Trump’s smokescreen must be a mouth-watering prospect for our embattled president, though one beyond reach, writes Tom Eaton
RONAK GOPALDAS | The paradox of abundance in an age of scarcity
Geopolitics, technology and capital converge to reshape global business strategy
MANDLA LETLAPE | Crucified or criminal: what’s at stake in Idac’s action against Masemola?
The rush to remove Fannie Masemola from office may satisfy public appetite for accountability, but it raises uncomfortable questions, writes Mandla Letlape
EDITORIAL | Looting of public money under guise of piggybacking must end
Treasury rules ignored as contracts handed out without competition or transparency
























