Columns
5.2.2019 09:14 am
Few teams look like rugby superheroes in the making
I am quite convinced that many a South African household gave a collective sigh of relief with the local rugby season and the Six Nations kicking off this weekend.
The off-season was so long, a lot of us were beginning to experience withdrawal symptoms. The anticipation of the new season has been building up for weeks, and I was looking forward to it very much like I do for that first beer on a Saturday after all the household chores have been done to the satisfaction of the trouser-wearing one in the house.
Few teams look like rugby superheroes in the making
I am quite convinced that many a South African household gave a collective sigh of relief with the local rugby season and the Six Nations kicking off this weekend.
Columns
Batohi will have to show ANC cabals are not ‘more equal than others’
Our new NPA boss will need to run her Animal Farm with true fearlessness and favourlessness.
Editorials
The infamous diplomatic memo may actually be a good sign
It is fascinating that five Western countries with considerable business ties with South Africa have effectively sent a warning shot across the bows of President Cyril Ramaphosa.
Columns
Can Ramaphosa pull off an Eskom juggling-act?
Ahead of the State of the Nation address, does the president have the political will to announce a bold new path for Eskom?
Columns
The wheel will turn for the one who bullied me
It’s a comforting thought to believe that every bully gets their due some day.
Editorials
Punish the racist Lindsay Maasdorp, not the BLF
The country needs to see how far these racist reactionaries manage to go in the world of real politics.
Columns
In Ireland, we won’t be Brexiting
Dare I speak for Ireland? I live in Ireland – not England, not Great Britain, not the United Kingdom – but in this separate land, the Republic of Ireland.
Editorials
The EFF is looking strong, and increasingly dangerous
The party has been relentless, and its pie-in-the-sky promises are taking it far in SA.
Editorials
The middle class must be looked after
No successful nation has become so without a thriving, and growing, middle class.
Editorials
Government must be more IT savvy
The debacle could place the gun licence system – and the database needed to track all weapons – in jeopardy.
Columns
Jaundiced Eye: Helen Zille and reactions to the tax boycott
It’s a reminder that there is a large and growing ‘gatvol’ factor with which the ANC will have to contend if it doesn’t change its ways.
Columns
The heart and soul of cricket
The exciting conclusion of Cricket South Africa’s Four-Day Franchise Series on Thursday evening was exactly what the game needed.
Columns
Orchids and Onions: ANC comrades bring sexy back
MSC Cruises’ Orchid-worthy print ad spells romance, beauty and freedom – but trashy McDonald’s gets a super-sized Onion.
Editorials
New NPA boss faces huge responsibility
All of her past achievements are nothing compared with the task now facing her.
Editorials
ANC is guilty of a faulty connection
By organising protests and a threatened boycott of Vodacom, the ANC directly contradicts Ramaphosa, who says South Africa is ‘open for business’.
Columns
We need a complete overhaul of a disgusting, broken system
The elite who gathered in Davos and our local political puppets serve only to ensure the preservation of the current system.
Columns
Maybe my wife’s criticism ‘rings’ true
Cellphones have been the cause of some bitter arguments in our house. They addict people and devour time, good manners and civilised conversation.
Columns
Our country is being sold for lamb chops and whisky
The real cost of our democracy lies in the price tag put on the political powers who are bought and sold daily as if they are cattle for a dowry fee.
Editorials
Zuma’s political fightback needs to be shut down
The former president really did hold us back badly for a decade, and we don’t need him to keep clinging to the reins.
Columns
If the NPA does not prosecute, we will be captured forever
It had all the traits of a Mafia movie that would make Hollywood scriptwriters marvel: an underworld operation involving a company whose owner had the power to influence anyone with bribes – up to the highest office in the country.
Editorials
When it comes to corruption, ‘Why the hell not?’ is a too-easy refrain
We need to rethink our morality as a nation.
Opinion
An unwillingness to be honest keeps celebrities from understanding #OpenUpTheIndustry
No one is asking our ‘celebrities’ to work less or give up their work. They need to embrace the idea that the industry needs help from them to grow.
Columns
Ramaphosa must get tough on Zimbabwe
Many South Africans are concerned by the position the president has taken towards the present crisis.
Editorials
Speed is not the only reason for carnage
There is no denying that the young man involved did a very stupid thing and I am not trying to condone what he did.
Editorials
Today is the Proteas’ chance to show they have it
Today marks exactly four months to South Africa’s opening match of the World Cup against hosts England at The Oval.
Columns
We can expect big-name ANC arrests soon
Ramaphosa’s election campaign needs an injection. And what better medicine than high-profile arrests.
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