Opinion
MAKHUDU SEFARA | Why is the ANC, a caring party, so mean to its own workers?
When most of the electorate see themselves in those locked outside the Birchwood Hotel, they wonder how the ANC could ever prioritise them when it is this heartless against its very own employees, writes Makhudu Sefara
By Makhudu Sefara
Aids at 44: will HIV-negative people take anti-HIV jabs?
Twenty-five years ago, South Africans battled for ARVs to keep people alive. Now the focus has shifted to medicines that can prevent HIV altogether. Health Beat looks how the story has evolved
By Bhekisisa Staff
TOM EATON | Rest easy Mr Steenhuisen. History is on your side, even if RW Johnson isn’t
RW Johnson’s evisceration of John Steenhuisen has left the DA’s followers in a pickle, writes Tom Eaton
By Tom Eaton
EDITORIAL | While some children anticipate toys and treats, some wish only for safety and healing
NGOs like Operation Bobbi Bear highlight a void that is filled by ever-shrinking resources
By Sunday Times Editorial
PALI LEHOHLA | SA needs to escape apartheid economics
The National Planning Commission has moved the needle and upset the ‘appendages of empire’, writes Lehohla
By Pali Lehohla
DR SUHAYFA BHAMJEE | Wanted: an NDPP who puts justice above politics
Legal expert Dr Suhayfa Bhamjee argues the appointment of South Africa’s next National Director of Public Prosecutions is not just another bureaucratic exercise - it is a turning point for the integrity of our justice system
By Suhayfa Bhamjee
EDITORIAL | Witness D’s death is a blow to truth and accountability
Murder of Marius van der Merwe underscores the peril of standing for truth
By Sunday Times Editorial
JUSTICE MALALA | Whistle-blower’s murder, court threat in Meyiwa case are just two of many signs that we’re under siege
No number of special task teams will obscure the fact that years of tolerating criminality are coming back to bite, writes Malala
By Justice Malala
Ramaphosa and Mantashe back Didiza as surprise contender for ANC top job
Thoko Didiza joins ANC 2027 race with Ramaphosa’s backing amid doubts over her support base
By Kgothatso Madisa
BARNEY MTHOMBOTHI | Lies, damn lies and ceaseless corruption
From cabinet fibs to commission falsehoods, South Africa’s moral slippage faces overdue scrutiny, writes Barney Mthombothi
By Barney Mthombothi
NKOSANA THOBELA | Deep-rooted SA inequality a direct threat to growth
Achieving social justice is not just morally right, but also the economically rational way forward
By Nkosana Thobela
Mampara of the week: Imogen Mashazi
Appearing before the Madlanga commission this week, Imogen Mashazi, the former city manager of Ekurhuleni, did and said many things to qualify for this week’s Mampara honours.
By Sunday Times Hogarth
PETER BRUCE | To fix Trump, fix investment in SA first
ANC policies under a dithering Ramaphosa have hurt South Africa, writes Peter Bruce.
By Peter Bruce
QINGA VIKA | Gauteng must act now to avert breakdown of water system
The province’s water crisis can no longer be ignored, writes Qinga Vika.
By Vuyelwa Qinga-Vika
MAKHUDU SEFARA | Witness D’s murder underscores police failures
The truth we won’t hear is how those who failed Witness D will be held accountable. Where were the country’s intelligence officers?
By Makhudu Sefara
