OPINION

We need to address the misconceptions and misunderstandings about forgiveness, especially in a society where forgiveness played such a crucial role, writes Nico Koopman.Former President Nelson Mandela has paved the way for our continuous work for restitutive and healing justice in our country. Like Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu, he emphasised the importance of forgiveness for building…

The business rescue plan we have waited for is just another turnaround plan, says Guy Leitch. It's worse than the previous turnaround plans, he adds. It is highly unlikely that an airline will be profitable with 61% loads.It is now apparent that the business rescue plan we have waited seven months for is nothing more than yet…

Elderly people from Denver Hostel collect food parcels donated by the Uwais Qarni Islamic Centre. Picture: Tebogo Letsie Marc Lubner writes that South Africans have misplaced Mandela's spirit of doing good for humanity. It was a beautiful day when Nelson Mandela and I met at his home in the late 1990s to brainstorm the programme of…

The announcement that Cabinet is considering a basic income grant should be welcomed, writes Mark Rountree.South Africa's democratic governments have provided grants for children, the elderly and disabled. Although this social support network is something we can be proud of, millions of citizens remain unemployed and unsupported. No just society should allow its people to…

In light of the corruption allegations in the Eastern Cape, Caroline James and Karam Jeet Singh ask if government put in any increased measures to fight corruption during the Covid-19 pandemic. Corruption Watch, along with the nation, anxiously sees the number of Covid-19 cases rising while the number of available hospital beds fall. The public health…