Ramaphosa needs to set record straight in Africa on migrant issue
EDITORIAL | Since the end of its international isolation and the collapse of formal apartheid, SA has positioned itself as “the gateway to Africa”.
By Editorial Comment
WEATHER GURU | When weather forecasting became script for a Hollywood movie
The success of the D-Day invasion hinged not only on military strategy, but on one meteorologist's courage to make the right call.
By Garth Sampson
IN MY VIEW | The battle is on to revive schoolboy rugby in the townships
Much has been written in the last week about township schoolboy rugby. I’ve been coaching at Ithembelihle since 1979 and experienced the popular Wednesday league, attended by huge crowds, in the townships.
By Theo Pieterse
LETTER | Apology not accepted for avoidable water and electricity outages
Let me be clear to the circus and the head clown: we are not patient!
By Letter to the Editor
IN MY VIEW | Misplaced rage: Why March and March got it wrong
When South Africans stand together against foreign interference, against corruption, against inequality, we are unstoppable, writes Farook Mohammed.
By Farook Mohammed
It’s unacceptable that, nearly 50 years later, pit toilets still exist at schools
EDITORIAL | Safe toilets are not a luxury to be delivered when finances improve. They are as fundamental to education as classrooms, teachers and textbooks.
By Editorial Comment
IN MY VIEW | National Treasury’s tough love could devastate growth and service delivery
National Treasury has once again set its fiscal boundaries, but its harsh “tough love” strategy risks turning failures in local government into a damaging situation for economic growth.
By Lubabalo Cengani
Rogue cops cannot be allowed to harass journalists
EDITORIAL | The break-in at the home of the Daily Maverick’s Marianne Thamm, just after she had written a number of stories that were critical of some CI bosses, should be of concern to all democrats.
By Editorial Comment
WANDILE SIHLOBO | Record grain harvest bodes well for consumer food price inflation
The season’s crop was planted in October 2025 and is currently being harvested.
By Wandile Sihlobo
Voges must be given independence to do the job of fixing MBDA
EDITORIAL | As the MBDA’s founding chief executive, Pierre Voges helped establish the agency in 2004 and oversaw the development of the master plan that guided much of the city’s urban renewal programme.
By Editorial Comment
MALAIKA WA AZANIA | Is Donald Trump an aberration or a true reflection of the US?
The shocking insurrection on January 6 2021 that saw a violent attack on the US Capitol in Washington DC, carried out by a mob of President Donald Trump’s supporters, did not happen in a vacuum, writes Malaika Wa Azania.
By Malaika wa Azania
SA’s long wait for World Cup cricket silverware continues
EDITORIAL | Once again the Proteas were found wanting when it mattered most after appearing well set to break through the glass ceiling.
By Editorial Comment
TOM EATON | New demerit system: the taxi industry is a sore point
To succeed, the traffic system requires road management that works
By Tom Eaton
LETTER | Vote for change to stop SA sliding towards a precipice
When fellow South Africans observe the current situation in our beloved country, many may be wondering — how did we get here?
By Letter to the Editor
LETTER | Why lose tourism benefits of ‘PE’ heritage?
While indigenous heritage should be recognised, retaining the Port Elizabeth name would better preserve the city's colonial history, international identity and tourism appeal, says the writer.
By Letter to the Editor
