Friday

Zuma's empty promises: Signalling nothing"Give me my day in court."It's a phrase we hear often from Jacob Zuma. Yet every step of the way, when the time comes for the former president to make an appearance, there is some sort of obstacle. Zuma's corruption trial was postponed earlier this month to December over pre-trial management issues.…

The battle against Covid-19 pandemic: Did we do the right thing? In the weeks before it was announced that South Africa had its first Covid-19, newsrooms across the country were on tenterhooks. What would our future look like when we were finally hit by the pandemic? Considering what was happening in Spain and Italy, we all knew…

The DA and South Africa's intractable problem of raceWhen Helen Zille succeeded Tony Leon as leader of the country's official opposition, she did so with one task in mind: To grow the party among black voters and to establish the DA as a party of government.The party was a stellar performer between 2007 and 2018…

Covid-19 is crippling SA, and we need the best minds trying to predict its pathSouth Africa is reeling from the impact of Covid-19. We’ve had – at the time of writing – almost 6 000 deaths, almost 400 000 infections and seen the recovery of a little under 230 000 South Africans.The toll on society, and the economy,…

A view of SAA airplanes at Cape Town International Airport on February 18, 2020. Gallo Images/Jacques Stander The business rescue practitioners of South African Airways have called a creditors' meeting for Friday 24 July, on the basis that a condition set in the business rescue plan has not been met.The unmet condition relates to government…