

Special envoy to nowhere, doing nothing
- By Ivo Vegter
- . Jul 18, 2025
The DA claims SA’s special envoy to Washington is not welcome in the US. Snippy spokespuppets respond by saying mind your own business. It was

The Great South African Scam
- By Simon Lincoln Reader
- . Jul 18, 2025

Empowerment that uplifts all
- By Daily Friend
- . Jul 17, 2025

Martian rock auctioned for millions
- By Staff Writer
- . Jul 18, 2025

Hogwarts alumni get detention
- By Staff Writer
- . Jul 18, 2025

Status quo mostly prevails in Wednesday by-elections
- By Staff Writer
- . Jul 18, 2025



The ongoing tariff dance
- By Chris Hattingh
- . Jul 17, 2025
Tariff threats have proved a favourite tool of US President Donald Trump as his administration continues to rework US trading relationships and the global trade order. South African companies exporting to the US face a 30% reciprocal tariff from 1

What if the rest of the world says f*** you to Trump?
- By Steven Boykey Sidley
- . Jul 17, 2025
I do not follow Norwegian anything, other than a good TV series I saw recently. I do follow US tariffs, because it is big and important news for everyone. But then I saw this from Harald Magnus Andreassen, Chief Economist

The GNU needs a constitutionally compliant course correction on countering corruption
- By Paul Hoffman
- . Jul 17, 2025
On 11 July 2025 Accountability Now addressed an email to the President. It reads as follows: We write this open letter to you in advance of your address to the nation scheduled for 7pm on Sunday 13 July 2025. We

Better pay to get better politicians? "No"
- By Martin van Staden
- . Jul 17, 2025
On 12 July, the Mayor of uMngeni, the Democratic Alliance (DA)’s Chris Pappas, took to Facebook to argue that given how “public service leadership is not financially competitive,” it should not be surprising that South African municipalities do not attract

Matters of national security
- By Daily Friend
- . Jul 16, 2025
Terence Corrigan and Makone Maja discuss Minister Khumbudzo Ntshavheni's briefing to the media about a coup d'eta being a possible risk to the country; the Presidency's response to the DA accusing it of hiding the US rejecting Mcebisi Jonas's credentials

The ANC and the Mkhwanazi allegations
- By Jonathan Katzenellenbogen
- . Jul 16, 2025
President Cyril Ramaphosa has faced one of his most severe tests of his leadership and resolve over the allegations made by Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkwanazi, the KwaZulu-Natal Commissioner of Police, and he has not stood up to the occasion. The

Understanding the Iran-Israel Conflict: What South Africans Need to Know
- By Kamohelo Chauke
- . Jul 16, 2025
In South Africa, we are not strangers to conflict, struggle, and the difficult work of telling between truth amid competing narratives. Our history has taught us that understanding the complexities behind conflict is essential to building peace and justice. This

Net zero whiteness
- By Robert King
- . Jul 16, 2025
First a global New York, then a global Johannesburg. Zohran Mamdani, a communist who has somehow become the Democratic nominee for New York City mayor, has a track record that would make the EFF feel right at home. He has