Opinion
MUVHANGO LIVHUSHA | Is our data really safe? South Africa must act before it is too late
Despite the Popi Act offering a robust legal framework, implementation gaps and reliance on foreign data storage threaten data sovereignty and control
By Muvhango Livhusha
EDITORIAL | Ramaphosa has a constitutional duty to act timeously
Delays in making key appointments undermine the independence and the operational capacity of the judiciary
By Sunday Times Editorial
TANDISIZWE MAHLUTSHANA |A silenced profession: the rising threat against SA’s legal practitioners
Calls grow for coordinated action to protect legal practitioners and restore public trust
By Tandisizwe Mahlutshana
TOM EATON | ETs are now ‘demons’, JD Vance is a writer-cum-VP — when is your pivot?
Murmurs of Patrice Motsepe becoming the next leader of the ANC, and possibly SA’s president, are a useful reminder that I too can switch lanes, writes Tom Eaton
By Tom Eaton
EDITORIAL | Six months on, Canal+’s MultiChoice play faces a reality check
Regulators are sharpening their focus on Canal+
By Sunday Times Editorial
EDITORIAL | Government sends clear signal with Mkhwanazi’s contract renewal
Mkhwanazi’s leadership credited with exposing police and political corruption
By Sunday Times Editorial
PALI LEHOHLA | Why numerical conscience succeeds where legislation fails
Dr Pali Lehohla critiques South Africa’s collapse in institutional planning and accountability, highlighted by the auditor-general’s report exposing R42bn in widespread fiscal mismanagement
By Pali Lehohla
PHUTI MAHANYELE-DABENGWA | South Africa well placed to seize new economic opportunities
Digital economy emerges as key driver for inclusive job creation, writes Phuti Manhanyele-Dabengwa
By Phuthi Mahanyele-Dabengwa
EDITORIAL | Time to follow the money
Granting the SIU broader powers could expose corruption earlier
By Sunday Times Editorial
LETTERS | South Africa needs leadership that can listen
When trust erodes, systems begin to compensate. Oversight hardens into control. Communication becomes performative rather than meaningful. Decision-making shifts from being responsive to reactive, writes Michelle Ashen in Johannesburg.
By Sunday Times Letters
LUCY KONIE | African banks lead syndicated infrastructure lending
Panel highlights growing local role and need for institutional capital to close funding gaps, writes Lucy Konie.
By Lucy Konie
NDUMISO NGCOBO | Eight months sober, but Satan’s still got my number
From sugar cravings to a newfound caffeine fix, the struggle for balance continues for Ndumiso Ngcobo.
By Ndumiso Ngcobo
BARNEY MTHOMBOTHI | A cabinet of dead wood and little polish
Pemmy Majodina’s oath gaffe lingers as water crises deepen and questions mount over leadership, writes Barney Mthombothi.
By Barney Mthombothi
Q&A with NPA spokesperson Kaizer Kganyago on police chief summoned to court over tender scandal
National police commissioner Gen Fannie Masemola has been summoned to appear in court over the R50m Medicare tender awarded to Vusimusi ‘Cat’ Matlala. Chris Barron asked NPA spokesperson Kaizer Kganyago ...
By Chris Barron
WONDERBOY MAHLATSI | The silent collapse of crime intelligence
The problem is not a lack of expertise within SAPS but a failure to support, retain and properly utilise that expertise, writes Wonderboy Mahlatsi.
By Wonderboy Mahlatsi
