Opinion
TOM EATON | It was worth hearing the truth about our ‘rules-based order’, even if from a hypocrite
Canadian PM’s candour is refreshing for his milieu, though it’s old news to many people, and it will probably not change anything, writes Eaton
Cutting: why teens turn to self-harm when they don’t have words for their pain
For some teens, emotional pain manifests as cutting, burning, hitting, biting, scratching and picking at skin, behaviour that is not to be confused with being suicidal
DUMISANI TSHABALALA | The echo in the cave: why the maths decline narrative must change
Are we witnessing a decline from an imagined past in which everyone did advanced mathematics?
EDITORIAL | Can tertiary institutions avoid registration chaos of previous years?
The last-minute rush of desperate students and parents competing for space often blows up into protests, which are often violent and on occasion deadly
Can Donald Trump buy Greenland?
Here is what we know about the likely cost of a purchase and the constitutional limits on the president’s ability to acquire a new territory
EDITORIAL | Politicians’ pay increase is a bitter pill to swallow
Why are our country's politicians being rewarded with a salary increase when our country is reeling from the failures of government?
PHOSANE MNGQIBISA | From degeneration to renaissance: what global cities teach Joburg about urban regeneration
The critical question is whether the city can provide the institutional stability and sustained commitment needed for true urban renewal, writes Mngqibisa
JONATHAN JANSEN | ‘The doors of learning and culture shall be open’ until a pupil is unplaced
By now provinces should know how to address the annual crisis of unplaced learners, Jansen writes
TERENCE G SIBIYA | Tariffs, trade shifts and the case for Africa’s reset
SPONSORED | Relying on single export markets is a risk – which is why diversification and beneficiation are vital
EDITORIAL | Accountability cannot be optional in scholar transport
The law must hold negligent scholar transport accountable and decisive action is needed
MIKE TEKE | Make finding a mentor your only new year’s resolution
Here’s what makes a good mentor, according to Mike Teke
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.
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
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
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
























