Basson

A girl wears a mask to school to help protect her against Covid-19. The blanket closure of public schools is to the detriment of millions of children who are deprived of an education and social interaction, writes Adriaan Basson. There is a worrying trend developing in South Africa, sharply highlighted by the nonsensical decision to close…

It is time to move on from social media platform Twitter, which has become dominated by hateful, ignorant and divisive content, writes Adriaan Basson. Almost exactly ten years ago, I was one of the first South African journalists to join Twitter. It was fun while it lasted.It's been a decade since colleague Mandy Wiener and I…

Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan and fellow panellists at News24’s post-budget Frontline event, moderated by editor-in-chief Adriaan Basson. (News24) News24 to launch a digital subscription next month. Most of News24's breaking news will remain free-to-read but premium content will only be available to paying subscribers. In June, 13 million unique users logged onto the News24…

Helen Zille has become the voice of disgruntled white people who believe they are being victimised by the ANC.The same group of people reacted defensively to the removal of Leon Schuster's racist films from Showmax.The ANC does not have a strategy to deal with white people, their fears, farm attacks and Afrikaans.One of the most…

The country's attention will turn to Gauteng and the Eastern Cape following a surge in coronavirus infections. Gauteng is likely to survive the peak demand for hospital beds.The Eastern Cape's healthcare system has all but collapsed and the ANC will be punished for this.Winter is coming and South Africa's Covid-19 trajectory is taking a new, but…