Opinion
Six contradictions in the US national security strategy
The NSS 2025 is not a national security strategy for the US at all
By Wim Naudé
LETTER: GNU is slowly but surely turning a big ship around
The GNU remains under heavy ‘friendly fire’ from the shore by its own people
NOLITHA FAKUDE: Anglo-Teck merger ushers in new chapter for South African mining
Merger creates global minerals giant with deeper long-term commitments to South Africa
By Nolitha Fakude
JEAN REDPATH: How keeping the lights on relates to the murder rate
In the first quarter of no load-shedding, murders dropped an incredible 17%
EDITORIAL: The year that was and the year ahead
Reflecting on a turbulent 2025 and preparing for the challenges of 2026 ahead
TOBY SHAPSHAK: My crude word of the year is in the mental health bible
Global turmoil and leadership failures epitomise 2025's chaotic "mindf**k" reality
By Toby Shapshak
CHRIS GILMOUR: The UK’s Asda is on its knees
UK retailer hopes a former CEO, who left 20 years ago, can turn around the business
By Chris Gilmour
LAEL BETHLEHEM: Progress remains marred by crime and corruption
Corruption is pervasive in state power and linked to a flawed procurement system
By Lael Bethlehem
ROMEO SIMELANE: Existing laws alone can’t police unique dangers of AI
Mandating two new requirements would help fill the gaps left by Popia and Fica
By Romeo Simelane
NATASHA MARRIAN: Voters, not branches, emerge as decisive force in ANC succession battle
ANC succession stakes shift as voter power eclipses branch influence
By Natasha Marrian
KEVIN MCCALLUM: Expensive World Cup tickets make Fifa ‘official unhappiness provider’
Amid exorbitant hotel prices, the cheapest ticket for the SA-Mexico game costs R47,000
LETTER: No BEE without punitive race quotas
Apartheid ended up in the dustbin of history, and workplace apartheid will follow
LETTER: We are falling off the Laffer curve, so cut costs
Adults who stick to a lean budget need to be in charge if debt levels are to stabilise
