Opinion
EDITORIAL | Ambassador’s bluster does not bode well for SA-US relations
Pretoria’s decision this week to démarche US ambassador Leo Brent Bozell III over his public utterances about the situation in the country serves to underline once more the precarious relationship between South Africa and the US.
By Sunday Times Editorial
PETER BRUCE | We must be generous hosts, but Bozell should do better
Barring insult, the US ambassador should be free to speak his mind, writes Peter Bruce.
By Peter Bruce
DAVID MASONDO | PIC loan beneficiaries must meet the obligations
Institutions entrusted with public funds must always operate under the watchful eye of the public, writes David Masondo.
By David Masondo
ZEBLON VILAKAZI | Universities must draw on best global minds but keep eye on social redress
In this time of global uncertainty, universities remain one of our greatest intellectual assets, writes Zeblon Vilakazi.
EDITORIAL | Soldiers on the streets spark hope — and caution
Military deployment raises concerns over past misconduct
By Sunday Times Editorial
MAMPHELA RAMPHELE | ANC opposition to Khampepe spits in the face of all South Africans
For more than 20 years the ANC-led state has allowed the false narrative that the TRC was nothing but emotional theatre, writes Mamphela Ramphele.
By Mamphela Ramphele
CARTOON | ‘Mission accomplished’ for Trump in Iran — or mission impossible?
The US is going to be hitting Iran “very hard over the next week”, President Donald Trump said on Friday, shortly after issuing a partial 30-day waiver for purchases of sanctioned Russian oil.
By Brandan Reynolds
Q&A with the Institute for Security Studies’ Chandre Gould on sending in soldiers
President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced the widespread deployment of the army to contain violent crime. Chris Barron asked Chandre Gould, senior research fellow at the Justice and Violence Prevention Programme at the Institute for Security Studies ...
By Chris Barron
PANYAZA LESUFI | Statistics prove Gauteng’s crime-fighting efforts are working
Progress seen in reclaiming streets from criminals comes from willingness to boldly experiment with solutions, writes Panyaza Lesufi.
By Panyaza Lesufi
WILLIAM GUMEDE | When empowerment becomes elite enrichment
Three decades of BEE have concentrated wealth and undermined entrepreneurship and growth, writes William Gumede.
By William Gumede
MAKHUDU SEFARA | Nkabane’s promotion makes merit a joke
Her surprising rise sends a dire message to those without political connections, writes Makhudu Sefara.
By Makhudu Sefara
NDUMISO NGCOBO | At least Bernie knows people need bread, not January 8 cake
How well have I done at ‘clarifying’ that the deputy minister was ‘quoted out of context’, asks Ndumiso Ngcobo.
By Ndumiso Ngcobo
HENNI BRITZ | The public gets a pen to rewrite parliament’s ethics rulebook
Call for proposals aims to modernise ethical conduct. Submit yours by March 25
By Henni Britz
EDITORIAL | A billion for blunders: the SAPS’ unaccountable firearm fiasco
More than a monetary loss, it’s a shot in the foot
By Sunday Times Editorial
MALEGAPURU MAKGOBA | Cabinet score cards are dismal, but the GNU is turning things around
The GNU has shown improvements in cabinet performance despite persistent underperformance by ANC ministers
By MW Makgoba
