GARETH VAN ONSELEN: Why 51% in Gauteng is going to be difficult for the ANC

Gareth van Onselen 10 hours ago

The higher the turnout on the day, the more likely it is the ANC has succeeded and reinvigorated its supporters; the lower the turnout, the bigger the ANC’s problems will be, writes Gareth van Onselen

WILLIAM GUMEDE: How corruption-riddled firms can rehabilitate themselves

Siemens offers valuable lessons on how companies — including KPMG, Steinhoff and EOH — can instill good governance practices, writes William Gumede

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ISMAIL LAGARDIEN: Returning the land to its rightful owners is not an economic policy

The EFF’s campaign is full of political rhetoric but short on a blueprint for transformation that will deliver on jobs and social services

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EDITORIAL: Load-shedding compounds ANC’s candidate list woes

Rolling blackouts, which have caused some areas to be without electricity twice a day, for more than four hours at a time with no end in sight, is a daunting ...

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SYLVIA MCKEOWN: Cracking down on misinformation

With the rise of disturbing videos and predatory content Facebook, YouTube and Twitter are  developing various forms of censorship

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WANDILE SIHLOBO: For successful land reform to take place, there must be innovative support

Depending on the fiscus alone is not enough; lending and other agribusiness players must be roped in

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CHRIS GILMOUR: Dawie Roodt peers down at SA from the fiscal cliff

Efficient Group chief economist cites the Eskom subvention, overpayment of public servants and an uncompetitive tax regime as red flags

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CARTOON: Eskom’s supply failure

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STEVEN FRIEDMAN: ‘Political correctness’ has saved countless lives

‘Official’ bigotry signals to prejudiced people that it is acceptable to act on their hate

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The taxi industry does not deserve to be shunned

A subsidy from government, with strict terms and conditions, can temper its bad reputation, writes Vincent Raseroka

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LETTER: New Zealand goverment deserves praise

An emphatic Jacinda Ardern has shown the world a type of statesmanship that will be the envy of other leaders

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STREET DOGS: Crazy investing facts

Michael Batnick: About 95% of the time you’re underwater. The less you look the better off you’ll be

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THE LEX COLUMN: Battling the depression drugs blues

The first new type of antidepressant since Prozac provides hope amid the gloom

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LETTER: Where is your spine, Mr President?

Ramaphosa has revealed himself to be a wimp, unable to set things straight under the guidance of a firm moral code

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LETTER: State should pay minimum wage too

The government sees fit to pay just over R11 an hour to all those people who work on the expanded public works programme

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LETTER: Recycled ANC deadwood on candidate lists

So much for its integrity committee

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LETTER: Train a metaphor for SA

Picture of President Cyril Ramaphosa stuck in a train shows country is going nowhere 

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LETTER: Let’s roll up our sleeves and fix Eskom

President Cyril Ramaphosa will earn respect if he fixes power utility instead of changing it 

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LETTER: Skilled workers are leaving SA

Another knock-on effect of the Eskom crisis

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TONY LEON: How DA can play the coalition game while sidelining the calamitous EFF

The DA faces tough choices after the election and it would be better for the party to enter a coalition with the ANC than to join forces with the EFF 

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