Editorials
23.9.2017 05:45 am
SA needs judges willing to stick their necks out for the cause
On Thursday, a high court judge spoke out against the dire state of rule of law in SA.
It’s not often you hear a judge scathingly question the laws of a country, so when one does, you tend to sit up and take notice.
SA needs judges willing to stick their necks out for the cause
On Thursday, a high court judge spoke out against the dire state of rule of law in SA.
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Markram at long last gets chance
He looks set to make his Test debut against Bangladesh in the first Test in Potchefstroom next week.
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Sort out the mess of student monies
According to the aggrieved students, NSFAS has failed to pay over money for tuition fees, accommodation costs and stipends for food.
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Khoza, Dlamini-Zuma take centre stage
Khoza has sympathy from urban voters while Dlamini-Zuma has been spending her time recently in rural areas, where she has been well received.
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New Proteas coach faces tough task
Having represented Border, Griquas and Gauteng in his playing days, Gibson is no stranger to South African cricket.
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Uncontested top six is another Zuma ploy to dodge the bullet
Any form of compromise will avoid the tackling of the elephant-in-the-room issue, which is the president himself.
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#DataMustFall, government must step in
Expensive data stifles economic growth and that is a fact.
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Women finally get meaningful voice
Whatever happens at the ANC national conference in December, women are at last going to get a serious voice in matters of government.
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Taxi war: Makhura must take charge
According to the premier, there are 2 909 metered taxis on the records of the transport department, only 500 of whom comply with permit requirements.
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ANC MP whipping Booi is not too sharp, is he?
This member of parliamentary watchdog body Scopa appears impervious to irony.
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Being drunk is not an excuse
We are almost at a loss for words following the horrific incident when a drunken man urinated over a homeless man in a street in Pretoria.
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Get out of bed with crooks now
What happened to KPMG should serve as a chilling warning to all those other firms in bed with crooks.
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Bafana are just not good enough
Whether you agree with Fifa’s decision to replay the Senegal match or not, Bafana were simply not good enough to face Cape Verde.
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Tough challenge for Boks, but we’re positive
The team is still a work in progress and things get better all the time.
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Manana wasn’t fooling anyone
The impeccably dressed former deputy minister was in confident form after pleading guilty to the assault charges.
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Tolls there to milk consumers, yes?
The most unfair aspect of the whole system is that motorists continue to pay escalating annual toll fees every year.
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KZN spat shows ANC is no monolith
Should the illegally elected leadership attempt to run the nomination process in the lead-up to the party’s national conference in December, there will be legal challenges.
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The joke’s never on you, Trevor Noah
You remind us we can laugh at each other and at ourselves and that defining yourself by your colour is the real joke.
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Road users won’t miss you, Nazir Alli
He was abusive and dictatorial in forcing through the concept of e-tolls and was dismissive of all critics.
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Anderson doesn’t need to be ‘gutted’
It was his first Grand Slam final, surpassing his previous best finish of reaching the quarterfinals of the US Open two years ago.
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Zuma’s anti-Cyril plan is dangerous
The president may be able to avoid prosecution for good once Dlamini-Zuma is in charge in the Union Buildings.
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Knives are out for Zuma dissidents
The power play for Dlamini-Zuma’s rise to power is well and truly under way.
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Buoyant Boks out to buck trend
If they are to beat the Wallabies Down Under for the first time since 2013, they’ll have to be on top of their game.
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Bafana Bafana go from bad to worse
The Ghanaian referee who awarded a nonexistent penalty to Bafana in the November 2016 qualifier in Polokwane, which Bafana won 2-1 has been banned for life.
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Kevin Anderson is tennis’ new superhero
The 31-year-old has over the last 10 days at Flushing Meadows shown his 2015 US Open quarterfinal appearance was no fluke.
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Cancelling 18-month-old traffic fines a good move
The move has sent a clear message to municipal authorities that they need to get their act together when it comes to traffic law enforcement.
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