Opinion
EDITORIAL | The DA shoots South Africa in the foot at climate COP30
While Dion George was not perfect, axing him at such an inconvenient time has repercussions
By Sunday Times Editorial
Hey parliament, our kids are getting addicted to vapes. Let’s put an end to it
While we’ve been arguing about the merits of electronic cigarettes as ‘safer’ alternatives to tobacco and the fantastical need for a multitude of vape flavours, our children are getting addicted
By Richard van Zyl-Smit
HEINDRICH WYNGAARD | Reply to Jonathan Jansen: ‘Kanna’ came home to the Flats and wrote about it ― unfortunately
In response to Jonathan Jansen’s column on funerals in the Cape Flats, Heindrich Wyngaard argues for consideration of the socio-economic context that shapes them
By Heindrich Wyngaard
JONATHAN JANSEN | The macabre mayhem of Cape Flats funerals
Expect disorder, unexpected family revelations and humorous turns, writes Jansen
By Jonathan Jansen
EDITORIAL | Finance minister and SARB’s tug-of-war over inflation targets
The first adjustment to the official inflation target in 25 years is a boost for those of the view that the repo rate is effective at slowing inflation
By Sunday Times Editorial
Blast from the past: Binder blitzes the field in Valencia to dominate Moto3
Today in SA sport history: November 13
By David Isaacson
BRIAN HARRIS | Why brokers should be talking to clients about gap cover now more than ever
Lately even top-tier medical plans are often insufficient to cover all expenses due to rising medical inflation and specialists charging beyond scheme rates. In comes gap cover, writes Harris
By Brian Harris
Homegrown cholera vaccine trials bring hope to rural communities
Clinical trials to test the efficacy of the first locally manufactured oral cholera vaccine, developed by Biovac, were launched on Tuesday
By Yoliswa Sobuwa
CHENGEDZAI MAFINI & JOYENDU BHADURY | Vuca and smell the coffee: resilience is key to future-proofing South African supply chains
Challenges include global ‘swan’ events, infrastructure bottlenecks and energy shortages, leading to high costs and logistical constraints, write Chengedzai Mafini and Joyendu Bhadury.
By Chengedzai Mafini and Joyendu Bhadury
EDITORIAL | Aarto delay: bureaucratic bungling or lack of political will?
It’s not as if the spheres of government didn’t know years ago they would have to work together to give effect to this law
By Sunday Times Editorial
BBC’s outgoing boss rallies staff in face of leadership crisis and Trump legal threat
The broadcaster, under legal threat from Trump and scrutiny over its impartiality, is without a permanent leader and awaits a government review of its charter and funding model
Is the NHI channelling Operation Dudula’s health care blockades?
The high court has ruled that blocking foreigners from health care is unconstitutional. So why does the NHI Act say that’s what we should do when it comes to HIV services?
By Tanya Pampalone, Mia Malan, Anna-Maria van Niekerk, Jessica Pitchford, and Thatego Mashabela
LUCKY MATHEBULA | ANC, not swart, gevaar: the BEE of the party is not the BEE of the constitution
Economic disempowerment is a recognised historical injustice, and it is morally justifiable to target it for state-sponsored interventions, writes Mathebula
By Lucky Mathebula
TOM EATON | Lesufi says there’s a ‘direct assault on’ SA. In other news, China is allegedly refurbishing our military base
South Africa’s sovereignty is becoming increasingly tricky as the world plays geopolitical musical chairs, writes Eaton
By Tom Eaton
EDITORIAL | South Africa’s war on women cannot be won with words alone
It’s been five years since the National Strategic Plan on Gender-Based Violence and Femicide was launched, yet Lusanda Mathabela’s murder speaks of violence that continues unabated
By Sunday Times Editorial
