Letters
LETTERS | Not long now till we get to hold the ANC accountable
In November citizens will have an opportunity to deliver their own verdict at the ballot box, writes Rozario Brown in Cape Town.
By Sunday Times Letters
TREVOR NCUBE | Dear Cyril, hobnobbing with Mnangagwa’s cronies wounds my country
An open letter to President Cyril Ramaphosa from Zimbabwean businessman Trevor Ncube
By Trevor Ncube
LETTERS | Soweto derby shows SA football is playing with fire
Has the country forgotten the Ellis Park tragedy where more than 40 people died in a stampede in 2001, asks Dr Thabisi Hoeane in Pretoria.
By Sunday Times Letters
LETTERS | Mashatile is hard at work
As the ANC heads into elections and conference season, succession talk intensifies, writes Itumeleng Mafatshe, acting head of communications in the office of the deputy president.
By Sunday Times Letters
LETTERS | The population horse has bolted
Apparently clinics provide little guidance to women on family planning, writes Jan Buurman in Cape Town.
By Sunday Times Letters
LETTERS | Crowning a Nigerian ‘king’ in SA is a strategic move
The recent crowning of a Nigerian “king” in the Eastern Cape is far from a superficial event, writes Chris Kanyane in Pretoria.
LETTERS | South Africa needs leadership that can listen
When trust erodes, systems begin to compensate. Oversight hardens into control. Communication becomes performative rather than meaningful. Decision-making shifts from being responsive to reactive, writes Michelle Ashen in Johannesburg.
By Sunday Times Letters
LETTERS | PIC must complete governance reforms
The deepest responsibility of a university is to nurture knowledge that grows from the experiences, challenges and aspirations of the society that sustains it, writes Chris Kanyane, Pretoria.
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LETTERS | William Gumede’s ‘thumbsuck’ was right on the money
The unfolding of the commissions revealing Mr Vusimusi “Cat” Matlala at the centre of a network of tender theft hidden behind the fig-leaf of BEE has revealed the mafia-type operations of the whole BEE pathology, writes Nicholas Schofield in Irene.
LETTERS | B-BBEE must be tightened, not discarded
Calls for stronger oversight and accountability to make B-BBEE effective and inclusive, writes Tshifhiwa Singo from Pretoria.
By Sunday Times Letters
LETTERS | DA’s new messiah would be like Zille, except black
Steenhuisen’s successor must be tough, competent and from the right race, Alwyn Burger, Middelburg, Eastern Cape
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LETTERS | Jonas indulging in utopianism
While high on idealism, Jonas’s article about a united Africa to counter the global economic turbulence caused by Donald Trump fails to recognise the political realities facing Africa, writes Harry Sewlall in Parkmore.
By Sunday Times Letters
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
LETTERS | Tau’s statesmanship saved Agoa, and us
In an era dominated by political noise, ego-driven battles and the theatrics of big-man politics, honourable minister Parks Tau stands apart — quiet, intelligent, pragmatic and progressive.
By Sunday Times Letters
LETTERS | Our behaviour can help prevent flood damage
With climate change and more powerful storms upon us, we must mitigate the devastating effects of floods. One of the most important ways to do this is to respect floodlines and stop constructing houses on floodplains.
By Sunday Times Letters
