By Rudi Swanepoel Echoes of the ‘rooi gevaar’: Revived communist ‘threat’ to the West a bitter refrain for SA 3 min 1 8 July 2026
By Jeff Rudin Politics of democracy: Questions provoked by Elon Musk, the world’s first trillionaire 8 min 0 8 July 2026
By Siviwe Gwarube Every school flagged for unsafe toilets in 2018 now has safe sanitation 4 min 1 8 July 2026
By Charmain Naidoo Knitting needles can be a cure, as grans and Georgian ladies knew 5 min 1 8 July 2026
By Natale Labia The game is rigged— how Trump’s influence corrodes the soccer pitch and financial markets 5 min 2 7 July 2026
By Ian Mangenga Memory is infrastructure — the dangerous cost of dissolving the National Arts Council board 5 min 0 7 July 2026
By Xolisile Ngumbela Ramaphosa’s appointment of Dina Pule deals a blow to the ANC’s renewal initiative 5 min 0 7 July 2026
By Esewu Mxolisi Mathebula SAPS needs more resources to stop skilled officers from moving to better-paid jobs 5 min 0 7 July 2026
By Vuyani G Langa SA’s next great democratic project — the renewal of local government 4 min 0 7 July 2026
By Themba Dlamini Roadworthy test: Declaration of the Conference of the Left assumes a state we do not have 6 min 0 7 July 2026
By Tinashe Chimbidzikai Xenophobia is the symptom but class failure is the disease 6 min 4 6 July 2026
By Liziwe McDaid Red card for Fifa cooling breaks? The real culprit is climate change 4 min 1 6 July 2026
By Freeman Chari South Africa’s immigration crisis is the direct price of ‘quiet diplomacy’ towards Zimbabwe 7 min 1 6 July 2026
By Anthony Kaziboni Death in Ratanda as SA’s dangerous water crisis enters new phase 4 min 0 6 July 2026
By Gugu Nonjinge Beyond the bootstrap narrative: Reframing youth entrepreneurship in SA as a social justice imperative 6 min 1 6 July 2026
By Azu Ishiekwene From Bafana backlash to live goats — the 2026 World Cup is beautifully unhinged 5 min 0 5 July 2026
By James Styan Right of reply: Cape Town’s affordable housing progress is undeniable 3 min 6 5 July 2026
By Sioux McKenna SA promised to be a continental knowledge hub; instead, we are turning inward 4 min 0 5 July 2026
By Marthinus van Staden Too good for the job: What a failed discrimination claim tells us about age 4 min 0 5 July 2026
By Jerome September The real crisis is not student gambling but the future that students no longer trust 5 min 0 5 July 2026
By Paul Hoffman Ramaphosa’s failed promises — why a new anti-corruption commission is now crucial 5 min 1 2 July 2026
