OPINION

Good leadership is needed if a society is going to successfully fight off a pandemic, writes Camaren Peter It is with a sense of dread and disbelief that the world has watched the global infection and death count mount daily.Yet while it was reasonable to expect that many countries would struggle to cope, the most surprising failures…

President Cyril Ramaphosa, participating in a virtual imbizo. While Covid-19 has had an impact on the economy, the problems were already there, writes Phumlani M. Majozi.At this point, it's fair to say that South Africa is a total mess. Anybody who disagrees with this assertion is fooling themselves.All economic fundamentals are in terrible shape – and…

The media, which is facing a threat with a downturn of the economy, needs to be saved, writes Gregg Nott.My first encounter with newspapers was as a young lad, pictured on the front page of the Daily News in Durban, feeding the pigeons with my great-grandfather, Jack Collins, a First World War veteran, while my…

It is time for political parties to offer support to South Africans who are struggling during the Covid-19 pandemic, writes Heather A Thuynsma and Francois Gilles de Pelichy.This seems to be the conundrum facing some political parties in South Africa who are also trying to improve their personal connection with voters. With one eye on managing…

Small businesses have, again, been touted as the key to South Africa's economic recovery. But there does not appear to be a serious review of existing statistical data and relevant policy frameworks. For example, access to finance has been flagged over and over as a critical issue for small businesses - yet it remains a problem. The SMME…