Opinion & Analysis

African statisticians built a continental data movement that reached presidential offices and global stages

Tourism lives and dies by the perception of safety

GNU members on panel more concerned about preserving privileges than holding Ramaphosa to account, writes Michael Beaumont

Social media can fuel fear packaged as politics and sold as patriotism — and we don’t need a sequel to the deadly unrest of July 2021, writes Fikile Mbalula

Emfuleni ward 28 by-election signals shifting voter mood as ANC loses stronghold to DA, writes Lucky Mathebula

Parliament has elected Makashule Gana to chair the committee leading impeachment proceedings against Cyril Ramaphosa, with the Rise Mzansi MP pledging a cautious, legally robust process shaped by lessons from previous inquiries, writes Thabo Mokone

By failing to effectively deal with the immigration question, South Africa risks squandering the abundance of goodwill it has hitherto enjoyed on the continent, writes Mike Siluma

Such levels of criminality and gangsterism require that the state throw the book at the criminal officers

Billions spent but inefficiencies, disputes and weak oversight continue to plague the system

As in many other countries, the liberation group that took power in South Africa – the ANC – has mutated into a corrupt caricature that has betrayed many of its noble intentions, writes Imraan Buccus

Agriculture is a thriving sector that is key to South Africa’s economy, security and place in the world. The state must shield it from unnecessary obstacles, writes Mcebisi Jonas

The party’s been on life support for a while now, barely kept alive by crumbs thrown in its direction by the ANC, writes Barney Mtombothi

South Africans are seen as hardworking, God-fearing people who rise early, are in demand abroad, and remain a nation of dreamers shaped by a frontier spirit, writes Peter Bruce

Anushka Bogdanov's doctored document of shame

My first targets would be those caught listening to WhatsApp voice notes via phone speakers, writes Ndumiso Ngcobo