Opinion

The separation of the conjoined triplets is inevitable, and one will not make it beyond the surgery, writes Mathebula

Celebrating resilience masks systemic failures in education

The mission was a failure to the core, from start to finish. It is time for our leaders to plan with more caution and strategise according to military standards, leaving politics to politicians.

Weekend celebrations in the North West remind us that with cadres like these, conquest would be a piece of cake for invaders like Trump, writes Tom Eaton

The record pass rate masks deeper issues in South Africa’s education system

Ministers have an inadequate understanding of employment statistics, writes Lehohla

There is nothing normal about spending hundreds of millions of rand and delivering almost nothing

SA needs to face up to some uncomfortable truths and set priorities if it’s to survive the global turmoil, writes Justice Malala

ANC chair Gwede Mantashe, who has mercifully announced his retirement from public life, saw fit this week to give the unemployed a lecture from his ivory tower, telling them to stop ”basking in the sun” while expecting the government to give them jobs.

The US president has a range of weapons in his arsenal and we ignore his threats at our peril, writes Mike Siluma

Education is in crisis and low thresholds merely reinforce low standards of achievement, writes Mmusi Maimane

A sitting president was kidnapped in full public view, the event announced and celebrated live on social media.

Bafana Bafana disappointed fans at Afcon, but sacking the coach is not the answer

One hopes Ramaphosa doesn’t have too much of his vast wealth in dollars because the US is coming for him and other ANC leaders with sanctions of some sort this year, writes Peter Bruce

The appointment of Lekgoa Mothibi as the new NDPP has sparked controversy due to Ramaphosa's complicated selection process, which included a panel that failed to recommend any suitable candidates, writes Mathatha Tsedu