The end of an era: This is the final #CarpingPoint column
Times have changed, but papers survive; on less money, far less staff and far greater pressure than ever before.
#CarpingPoint: Good luck Bokke, silence the haters
South Africans might quibble about Rassie Erasmus’s selections, but for most he can do no wrong.
#CarpingPoint: The dilemma of the government onselling electricity
Onselling electricity, at inflated prices to consumers with no other option.
#CarpingPoint: Why Bheki Cele is his own worst enemy
This week, Parliament found Cele’s behaviour had been unbecoming of his office.
#CarpingPoint: It’s time for abusive sports ‘fans’ to be given the red card
Cyberbullies need to be unmasked and dragged into the daylight to be publicly shamed and prosecuted.
Carping Point: The death of a tiger and Eskom: you just can’t make this sh*t up
Even though Sheba was tame, she still managed to kill and eat two dogs and a pig, during her brief walkabout.
Carping Point: The good, the bad and the downright ugly
But for every ugliness, there’s always a rainbow.
SA’s slaying it as a country of paradoxes
A visitor to South Africa, not that we?re allowed any, would have thought the world had imploded.
Baggage issue an allegory for state of our SOEs - no one gives a hoot
If we can’t fix this - at a state-owned entity that is ostensibly doing okay and has actually partnered with a multinational to provide a key service, as all the ...
Cadres on a jol at ANC 108 celebrations before Moody’s puts the boot in
As President Cyril Ramaphosa prepares to deliver his January 8 statement, he might find that a stiff tot wouldn’t go amiss as he prepares us for the year.
Give us that festive cheer Mr President, no load shedding for a year
If we can’t get a discount on our taxes, not even a year off, how about a year of no load shedding, Mr President?
It is concerning Eskom’s not even close to coalface
There?s been a lot of dark in the past 24 months, metaphorically. This week it became slightly more literal, says Kevin Ritchie.
DA needs to reflect on why their councillors voted for ANC in Joburg
The City of Johannesburg has a new mayor this week. His name is Geoff Makhubo. He’s a member of the ANC. And he’s corrupt. We know this because the EFF told us so. ...
Female peacekeepers lead the way in conflict regions
The SANDF has shattered the glass ceiling when it comes to appointing women in combat roles, writes Kevin Ritchie
British couple and their kid a balm for the week
Mzansi - in the words of the millennials - “lost its sh*t” over the arrival of a British couple and their kid.
Chester Williams: World Cup winger, world-class man
We have been treated to a rare experience this week; the ability to mourn in unity, uncontested and unchallenged.
Don't attack the journalist if you don't like message
If we are serious about truth, agenda becomes irrelevant; something either happened or it did not, writes Kevin Ritchie.
Woman in Hong Kong protest video unfairly castigated
We don?t know what set the woman in the yellow dress off, writes Kevin Ritchie.
Sello Hatang summits Mount Kilimanjaro to relearn vital lessons of compassion and care
Mandela Foundation CEO Hatang summited Kilimanjaro yesterday - for the fourth time.
Johnny Clegg's music is part of the soulful soundtrack to our lives
Johnny Clegg, one of our most globally recognisable cultural icons is dead, but his music will live on, writes Kevin Ritchie
Sello Hatang summits Mount Kilimanjaro to relearn vital lessons of compassion and care
Mandela Foundation CEO Hatang summited Kilimanjaro yesterday - for the fourth time.
Photojournalist's dream café is a brewing success
As an avid collector of collectibles, from antique motorcycles to old cameras, vinyl records and even a 1950s copper fan, he salvaged the wooden parquet from the ...
Public Protector is just a pawn in a flawed system
This week was merely the car crash of Busisiwe Mkhwebane's remarkably bad tenure, but it?s one that could go on continuous slow-motion loop as other judgments loom. ...
Duo of Booysen and Madonsela hop on to craft beer success
They are trying to set the craft beer world alight from the phoenix-like urban renewal project of Victoria Yards.
Keep journalism honest - no matter how ugly the truth
There?s going to come a time when the media asks questions and runs stories that are deeply discomfiting, shaking our cosseted social media echo chambers, writes ...