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READER LETTER | Mokgoatlheng can learn from Madlanga

READER LETTER | Mokgoatlheng can learn from Madlanga

Mokgoatlheng’s behaviour can be deemed as unprofessional.

By Sowetan Letter

READER LETTER | Let’s give Hill-Lewis a chance

READER LETTER | Let’s give Hill-Lewis a chance

Geordin Hill-Lewis, the DA’s new leader, promises to be the leader this long-suffering country needs.

By Sowetan Letter

ITSHOKENG KEKANA | Exodus from townships to suburbs unintentionally weakens local economies

ITSHOKENG KEKANA | Exodus from townships to suburbs unintentionally weakens local economies

The origin of townships in SA is deeply rooted in the segregationist policies that existed long before apartheid was established and formalised in 1948.

By Itshokeng Kekana

SOWETAN | Real action needed in corruption fight

SOWETAN | Real action needed in corruption fight

The Covid-19 pandemic between 2020 and 2021 will be remembered as one of the most painful periods in recent history.

By Sowetan

SIBONGAKONKE SHOBA | Malema, leadership demands responsibility as much as charisma

SIBONGAKONKE SHOBA | Malema, leadership demands responsibility as much as charisma

It is probably too early to write EFF leader’s political obituary

By Sibongakonke Shoba

READER LETTER | Malema must face the music

READER LETTER | Malema must face the music

The issue surrounding Julius Sello Malema’s sentencing is complex, but it offers an opportunity for us to reflect on the importance of constitutional democracy and the rule of law in SA.


READER LETTER | Speak up against US, Israel

READER LETTER | Speak up against US, Israel

It has been months since the “ceasefire” in Gaza was announced. It was supposed to halt Israel’s aggression and genocide against the Palestinian people.


VUYELWA QINGA VIKA | Rand Water can serve SA best by also servicing other countries

VUYELWA QINGA VIKA | Rand Water can serve SA best by also servicing other countries

Should a South African public entity be investing beyond its borders while domestic water infrastructure remains under pressure?

By Vuyelwa Qinga Vika

SOWETAN | Rea Vaya’s neglect highlights city’s dysfunction

SOWETAN | Rea Vaya’s neglect highlights city’s dysfunction

On Tuesday, thousands of Rea Vaya commuters were left frustrated and stranded as services from Soweto to several parts of Joburg were abruptly halted without prior notice.

By Sowetan

MSIZI MYEZA | Egoism, corruption have taken hold of the built environment

MSIZI MYEZA | Egoism, corruption have taken hold of the built environment

After two decades of working in the built environment, I found it necessary to share some in-depth reflections about the professional culture that has come to define our industry.

By Msizi Myeza

READER LETTER | New history curriculum a must

READER LETTER | New history curriculum a must

SA should have had a new history curriculum 30 years ago.

By Reader Letter

READER LETTER | Govt only acts after tragedy

READER LETTER | Govt only acts after tragedy

When children died from suspected poisoned snacks bought at spaza shops owned by foreign nationals in 2024, the government ordered that all spaza shops must have permits.

By Reader Letter

NITA MORGAN | SA’s credit gap fuelling a dangerous underground economy

NITA MORGAN | SA’s credit gap fuelling a dangerous underground economy

Every time the fuel price goes up, it quietly rewrites the monthly budget.

By Nita Morgan

MALAIKA MAHLATSI | Assassinations: How SA mimics Haiti’s descent into total anarchy

MALAIKA MAHLATSI | Assassinations: How SA mimics Haiti’s descent into total anarchy

Two weeks ago, Martha Mani Rantsofu, an accountant working at the Emfuleni local municipality

By Malaika Mahlatsi

SOWETAN | Hill-Lewis must look beyond DA’s traditional voter base

SOWETAN | Hill-Lewis must look beyond DA’s traditional voter base

Geordin Hill-Lewis's election at the party’s federal congress in Midrand was decisive, with an overwhelming majority backing him

By Sowetan

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