EDITORIAL: The death penalty — a nonsensical nonstarter
The debate about bringing back the death penalty is stillborn. The constitution prohibits it, finish and klaar
EDITORIAL: Politicians fiddle while SA burns
Mboweni may be in a Catch-22 situation, thanks to sections of the ANC and the alliance
EDITORIAL: A shot in the arm for SA economy
SA should be allowed to bask in a rare bit of good news. Real GDP growth rebounded to 3.1% q/q, against a consensus expectation of 2.5%
EDITORIAL: Gavin Watson – the dots not to connect
There’s no disguising the fact that Watson’s death is a setback for accountability for state capture. But Batohi and the Hawks can’t afford for it to be the ...
EDITORIAL: Donald Trump’s awful example
Populism is on the rise almost everywhere, and with it comes criticism of their own central banks by the leaders of the world’s most powerful nations
EDITORIAL: Judge Edwin Cameron leaves a big gap
Constitutional Court bids farewell to Edwin Cameron, who has served on the judicial benches of SA for 25 years
LETTER: Why is JCI hiding behind lawyers?
JCI has consistently failed to comply with the requirement of the act that annual financial statements be published within six months of its year-end
EDITORIAL: The unintended consequences of the debt relief bill
It will become impossible for millions of low-income South Africans to access debt. And, when they can, the interest will be exorbitant
EDITORIAL: Ramaphosa’s donors — ANC own goal
The ANC is now having to deal with numbskull conspiracy theories because it failed to embrace a regime of transparency around political donations two decades ...
EDITORIAL: Payback time for Brian Molefe
Things have just got a whole lot worse for former Eskom boss Brian Molefe
EDITORIAL: SOE CEOs throttled by political noose
Where politically unpalatable decisions have to be taken, the individuals charged with making them are stymied by their political overlords
EDITORIAL: Loose cannon carnage
The bad-tempered and unchecked rhetoric that streams from President Donald Trump’s Twitter account has already had a messy effect on global markets
EDITORIAL: New dawn to dust
The expanded unemployment rate, which includes discouraged jobseekers – has now risen to 38.5%. Against a backdrop of weak growth, this is catastrophic
EDITORIAL: Mkhize’s recipe for ruining health care
NHI has remained a noble pipe dream stymied by unachievable ambitions and a funding requirement quite out of reach for a bankrupted country
EDITORIAL: Busisiwe Mkhwebane – an inept hired gun
It’s unclear how someone so incompetent on matters of law and the basics of evidence could have attained the office of public protector
EDITORIAL: Don’t let PepsiCo fizz you about SA
Political upheaval has driven the valuations of blue-chip SA companies so low that it’s almost an offer too good to refuse for foreign multinationals
EDITORIAL: The unbearable narcissism of Jacob Zuma
Zuma’s strategy of avoiding the issue entirely, and proclaiming victimhood instead, got him to the presidency; now he’s hoping it will keep him out of jail
EDITORIAL: Johnny Clegg — loss of a grand unifier
Watching a performance with Clegg and his bands, Juluka and Savuka, was an anthropological journey – a vibrant tour of SA culture, music, instruments and dance
EDITORIAL: Plotting a plan for the PIC’s future
The testimony by Daniel Matjila describes the corrosive effect of too much political meddling on the organisation’s functioning
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