NKOSANA THOBELA | Service delivery means knowing where every cent is spent
Municipal services represent only a small portion of what citizens pay for, writes Nkosana Thobela.
By Nkosana Thobela
Q&A with deputy minister David Mahlobo on Joburg water crisis
President Cyril Ramaphosa said in the state of the nation address he had sent the minister of water & sanitation, Pemmy Majodina, and her deputy, David Mahlobo, to tell residents of Johannesburg how they would immediately deal with the water crisis.
By Chris Barron
HOGARTH | Not wanted, dead or alive
Molupe Pheko, who was, until recently, the suspended CEO of the Lesotho Tourism Development Corporation, has submitted what must rank as one of the shortest resignations by a public official.
By Sunday Times Hogarth
NDUMISO NGCOBO | Taking care to hedge my bets on Friday the 13th
Human rationality is a myth and Western culture has its own fair share of silly superstitions, writes Ndumiso Ngcobo.
By Ndumiso Ngcobo
CARTOON | Another Sona ticks boxes but does little to inspire confidence
President Cyril Ramaphosa's of the nation address this week has become a national ritual of big promises, ringing declarations and impressive-sounding numbers.
By Brandan Reynolds
KANANELO SEXWALE | Roedean should have stood firm over King David
There was no cause to apologise to King David High, a school that makes no bones about supporting Israel, a nation accused of genocide, writes Kananelo Sexwale.
By Kananelo Sexwale
BARBARA CREECY | No more ‘one for the road’
A proposed zero-alcohol limit aims to counter SA’s unacceptably high rate of road deaths and injuries, writes Barbara Creecy.
By Barbara Creecy
AMANDA GOUWS | Are judges ignorant of the law on sexual harassment?
Power imbalance and cultural claims muddy Mbenenge case, writes Amanda Gouws.
By Amanda Gouws
MAKHUDU SEFARA | Sickening foot-in-mouth disease hits Gauteng
Provincial leaders struggle with public communication missteps, writes Makhudu Sefara.
By Makhudu Sefara
LETTERS | A hospital bed is a necessity
This rhetoric about “preference” points to a deeper pathology in South African governance, writes Chris Kanyane in Pretoria.
By Sunday Times Letters
EDITORIAL | Ramaphosa’s annual ritual of big promises but now’s time for action
What was missing on Thursday night was a clear, detailed plan to grow the economy — with measurable deliverables
By Sunday Times Editorial
Mampara of the week: Panyaza Lesufi
In a week in which quite a few politicians put their foot in it over the water crisis threatening to strangle the life out of Johannesburg and its surrounding areas, Gauteng premier Panyaza Lesufi romped home with the Mampara honours.
By Sunday Times Hogarth
LAWSON NAIDOO | Independent umpires are urgently needed at the ICC
The world cricket body is in crisis, and much of the blame belongs with India and Pakistan, writes Lawson Naidoo.
By Lawson Naidoo
BARNEY MTHOMBOTHI | Our disgusting brigadiers and generals are the problem
Independent outsiders should do a root-and-branch overhaul, and the police should play no part in it, writes Barney Mthombothi.
By Barney Mthombothi
PETER BRUCE | And another task team will solve the problem
Ramaphosa’s state of the nation address hit all the right notes but the ANC choir sings a different tune, writes Peter Bruce.
By Peter Bruce
