Opinion
CARTOON | Trump cracks down on local protesters while encouraging them in Iran
As US President Donald Trump cracked down on deadly protests in Minneapolis, Minnesota, he urged Iranians to keep protesting against the Islamic Republic’s clerical rulers.
By Brandan Reynolds
TOM EATON | Time flies and situations escalate in the age of moving goalposts
Some of the feverishness of this moment is about something much bigger than all of us, writes Eaton
By Tom Eaton
EDITORIAL | A national disaster declaration must mean more than words
The severe weather, including heavy rainfall, strong winds, lightning and flooding, affected Limpopo, Mpumalanga, KZN, Eastern Cape and North West
By Sunday Times Editorial
PALI LEHOHLA | The architecture of the second liberation: from a vulture culture to a numerical conscience
After three decades of democracy, South Africa is at a precipice, writes Lehohla
By Pali Lehohla
EDITORIAL | South Africa should shift focus from matric rates
South Africa's focus overlooks the foundational issues in early childhood education which determine long-term success.
By Sunday Times Editorial
JUSTICE MALALA | Ramaphosa must deal with the army chiefs, or SA will regret it
President Cyril Ramaphosa is urged to assert control over military chiefs
By Justice Malala
BUTI MANAMELA | So many clever students, so few varsity places
We must make it clear that our universities will have to turn away about one in three matriculants who achieve bachelor passes because there’s just no room, writes Buti Manamela
By Buti Manamela
MAKHUDU SEFARA | Glimmers of hope amid SA’s ongoing polycrisis
Truth is that progress is in the offing, our country, despite its polycrisis, is not falling apart. And we are not anything like Uganda, though a Museveni percolates under the skins of some of our leaders, writes Makhudu Sefara
By Makhudu Sefara
EDITORIAL | President must get rid of rogue elements in SANDF
The participation of Iran in the Will for Peace naval exercise off Simon’s Town and False Bay despite a clear instruction by President Cyril Ramaphosa that it should, for diplomatic reasons, be accorded only observer status, should concern us all.
By Sunday Times Editorial
Dying before 40: Sex workers on the streets say decriminalisation can’t wait
Sex workers say decriminalisation could reduce violence and improve access to services
By Claire Keeton
Mampara of the week: Panyaza Lesufi
Typically of a politician, the Gauteng premier has sought to gaslight and scapegoat thousands of anxious parents after continued failures in the province’s online school admissions system left up to 3,000 grade 1 and grade 8 pupils without placement.
By Sunday Times Hogarth
PETER BRUCE | Iranian navy saga shows we’re all at sea
Our military defies our government, and the government is too weak to do anything about it, or about anything else, writes Peter Bruce
By Peter Bruce
EDITORIAL | There should be less optics and more action as the country experiences disasters
Political tours spotlight issues but they must translate into concrete action and long-term measures to reduce future risk
By Sunday Times Editorial
TOM EATON | South Africa toying with nukes doesn’t sound like a blast
The idea of building or procuring a nuclear arsenal has been bandied about in some circles, but Tom Eaton is not convinced
By Tom Eaton
DUMA GQUBULE | Mantashe’s comments spark outrage among unemployed citizens
The ANC’s economic missteps are linked to electoral decline.
By Duma Gqubule
