OPINION | We are missing why children fall behind in the classroom
Policy gaps leave many children without needed health assessments in schools, the writers say
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EDITORIAL | At what price for South Africa’s brave whistleblowers?
Political promises of protection fail to shield those exposing malfeasance
TOM EATON | When did the ANC have its eureka moment that running a city requires skills?
Voters question whether education standards signal real change or political manoeuvring, the writer says
MARK KEOHANE | Control is where the magic lies when Boks face All Blacks
The Springboks were not inferior at Ellis Park, but they were poorer in execution, writes Mark Keohane
EDITORIAL | How political killings will impact you come voting day
Community leaders and officials among latest victims in deadly quest for influence
S’THEMBISO MSOMI | Will vote-buying legacy come back to haunt ANC at the polls?
Vote-buying allegations expose deepening divisions ahead of crucial local elections
EDITORIAL | Promises and policies, sure, but what about proper implementation?
All these ideas presented at last Saturday’s manifesto launch are laudable ― therein lies the rub
MANDLA LETLAPE | The emperor is naked: South Africa’s municipalities are fiscally broken
Debt-relief schemes and electricity takeovers cannot repair a local-government system whose mandates and revenues no longer match, Letlape says
IMRAAN BUCCUS | March and March and AfriForum collaboration is an oddity
On the face of it, what could an organisation mobilising largely black South Africans against African and Asian migrants have in common with an organisation rooted in Afrikaner nationalism? asks Imraan Buccus
Chinese dissident artist jailed over Mao sculptures, trial bars Western diplomats
Gao Zhen and his brother Gao Qiang's art critiques the 1966-1976 Cultural Revolution
RAMS MABOTE | Tobacco bill risks jobs as illicit trade surges amid lack of enforcement
If we regulate the legal economy while failing to police the illegal one, we may achieve the appearance of control while losing control of the market itself, says the writer
Adrian Gore: Why life is a sprint and a marathon
The Discovery boss takes on some deep topics in his book, with the self-explanatory subtitle ‘multiply your impact in life and leadership’. There’s evolution, logarithmic time and the Pareto principle for starters, as Jennifer Platt discovered
HOGARTH | Ready, steady ... go home
Our presidential procrastinator believes in delayed gratification for the ANC’s would-be mayors
Mampara of the week: Fadiel Adams
From accuser to confessor: Adams's credibility in question
BARNEY MTHOMBOTHI | Nearly a year on, Mthethwa’s death in Paris remains a mystery
Conflicting accounts from French and South African authorities deepen uncertainty, writes Barney Mthombothi.
EDITORIAL | Rich in resources, poor in results
Sadc has the ingredients to become an economic powerhouse but has failed to turn its natural advantages into prosperity
SHANAAZ MATHEWS & PHIWE BABALO NOTA | When schools become unsafe, learning is impossible
Efforts to secure schools with cameras and guards miss the root causes that allow violence in schools to thrive, write Shanaaz Mathews and Phiwe Babalo Nota
NDUMISO NGCOBO | Audiobook memoirs in the Clicks queue
You’re surrounded by strangers, so you tell them all about yourself — and the poor sucker who’s up for a disciplinary, writes Ndumiso Ngcobo
MATHATHA TSEDU | Fadiel Adams: player or pawn?
The fast-talking MP insists he was exposing corruption but did he understand whose interests he was really serving, asks Mathatha Tsedu
ANN BERNSTEIN | If Joburg cannot be fixed, can we fix South Africa?
One thing the city desperately needs is for voters to give it a stable administration in the November polls, writes Ann Bernstein.
LETTERS | DA must live up to its principles over Burke
The strongest course of action would involve a principled and transparent process that protects both fairness and accountability, writes Grant Reagon Son
TOM EATON | Now that Jacinta and Kallie are thick as thieves, the soft launch is loud
March and March leader is still talking about South Africa as a single unit, but once you start entertaining segregated universities, it’s not a leap to segregated schools and then states, writes Tom Eaton
EDITORIAL | No politician is coming to save Johannesburg
Institutional decay and coalition politics leave no room for quick fixes
ZIYAD MOTALA | Adam Habib, Helen Zille and the politics of opportunism
Habib was politically active during the 1980s and has long situated himself within South Africa’s liberation tradition. The interesting question is what became of those convictions when he acquired institutional power, asks Ziyad Motala.
EDITORIAL | PSL’s repeated stadium issues indicate need to revisit security and planning
Alarm bells ring again as Pirates ticket-holders could not enter Orlando Stadium in their match against Milford FC as organisers warded off crowds at the entrance