THULI MADONSELA: Dear President Ramaphosa
I am sorry to pester you with another letter — but I thought if I didn’t approach you, history may judge us harshly
THULI MADONSELA: How did the EFF get it so wrong?
When Julius Malema took the oath as a parliamentarian, he swore to uphold SA’s laws. As Clicks burns, does he remember this?
THULI MADONSELA: Government forgets ubuntu in booze ban
If President Cyril Ramaphosa wants to get more people to buy in, he needs to embrace ubuntu
THULI MADONSELA: An open letter to Cyril Ramaphosa
We need to remember that rules have to be reasonable – in the court of public opinion too
THULI MADONSELA: Seize the moment to address inequality
Our Covid-19 response is hurting some more than others. This is the time to address that inequality
THULI MADONSELA: Getting to the root of SOE issues
The squabbling over what to do with nonperforming state companies shows the ANC hasn’t asked the right questions
THULI MADONSELA: Rumblings among the youth
It may have seemed like a torrid 2019, but there were signs of light. Now we need to look to the youth for our priorities
THULI MADONSELA: CR17 donations red herring
As everyone fixates on the donations to Cyril Ramaphosa’s ANC campaign, the proven cases of state capture are ignored
THULI MADONSELA: Rwanda sets the pace for SA
The East African country has experienced average GDP growth of 7.4% over the past decade. It’s a model for SA of how to woo foreign investment
THULI MADONSELA: Instilling ethics in future leaders
A timely invitation started a process showing the truth of the Ethiopian saying that little by little, an egg will walk
THULI MADONSELA: Our story is at a crossroads
Cyril Ramaphosa, a co-architect of the constitution, is the ideal author to write our way out of an unhappy ending
THULI MADONSELA: Fair payment for whistle-blowers
If SA wants people to take on immense personal risk to unmask corruption, it needs to ensure they are adequately compensated
THULI MADONSELA: Leave no woman behind in political economy
If we are to grow our economy in a sustainable manner, we need to consider the gendered dimension of development
THULI MADONSELA: The perils of exclusion from opportunity
As the protests taking place at our universities tell us, excluding people from opportunities will have devastating consequences
THULI MADONSELA: A year to use your own agency
It’s often easy to feel helpless in the face of immense odds, but taking responsibility for change is the only answer
THULI MADONSELA: The Gupta red herring
As SA unravels the state capture intrigues, we need to focus on the main issue — was democracy abused to benefit the Zuma-Gupta alliance?
THULI MADONSELA: A nation betrayed
Nene’s disclosures to the Zondo commission were unsettling. But our reaction should be informed by our need for justice, not retribution
