Ideas JONATHAN JANSEN | Beware the perpetually happy — and happy new year!

"I have to confess to a private irritation (now public) about people who every day post perpetually happy photos of themselves with friends and family in the festive season."

Ideas RAYMOND PARSONS | 10 building blocks to enrich SA’s economy in 2022 RAYMOND PARSONS | 10 building blocks to enrich SA’s economy in 2022 In SA, the flat performance of private and public sector investment remains of special concern, as it is upon this that future growth mainly rests.
Ideas JONATHAN JANSEN | 'We are going to pray': How the Arch brought me to tears as UFS vice-chancellor JONATHAN JANSEN | 'We are going to pray': How the Arch brought me to tears as UFS vice-chancellor It was the Arch who would teach me in very profound and practical ways what it really means to be a Christian.
Ideas JONATHAN JANSEN | Bah humbug to those yuletide killjoys JONATHAN JANSEN | Bah humbug to those yuletide killjoys Please, shelve the political correctness and let's have a dose of imagination, especially for the children.
Ideas EUSEBIUS MCKAISER | The chokehold of shame and rage EUSEBIUS MCKAISER | The chokehold of shame and rage The kind of anger and rage that are at the heart of unhealthy masculinities have led to needless heartache, bruised egos, broken bones, and even wars. We need to seriously get a ...
Ideas WILLIAM GUMEDE | Governing parties must put the country’s interests first, not themselves or their leaders WILLIAM GUMEDE | Governing parties must put the country’s interests first, not themselves or their leaders A governing party must at all times govern in the interest of the country, not in the interests of the party or its leaders, William Gumede writes.
South Africa ANALYSIS | Health in 2021: Another tumultuous year in under 1000 words ANALYSIS | Health in 2021: Another tumultuous year in under 1000 words It wasn’t rocket science when we predicted at the start of 2021 that SA’s biggest challenge this year would be to get Covid-19 shots into as many arms as possible.
Ideas JONATHAN JANSEN | As I met Stellenbosch University's top medical students, I knew SA was in good hands JONATHAN JANSEN | As I met Stellenbosch University's top medical students, I knew SA was in good hands The story of these medical students is an upper, one to lift the spirits this festive season. But it also contains some pointed lessons for a country so often at war with itself.
Ideas EUSEBIUS MCKAISER | Zuma is going back to prison. That's a good thing EUSEBIUS MCKAISER | Zuma is going back to prison. That's a good thing This is a man who deliberately undermines the integrity of the judicial system by trampling on the rule of the law, and scurrilously attacking the Constitutional Court, in ...
Opinion & Analysis EUSEBIUS MCKAISER | We cannot eat the constitution EUSEBIUS MCKAISER | We cannot eat the constitution This foundational legal text is 25 years old, which presents a good opportunity for taking stock of how far or not we have come in living up to the normative demands enshrined ...
Ideas EUSEBIUS MCKAISER | Wounded by the sins of our parents EUSEBIUS MCKAISER | Wounded by the sins of our parents Perhaps the biggest tragedy of intergenerational trauma is that we set out to be different to mom and dad, and so often we end up being versions of our parents in both good and ...
Ideas OPINION | SA groundwater project shows the power of citizen science OPINION | SA groundwater project shows the power of citizen science As a result of collecting data, people in the villages are now curious about water.
Ideas The demise of Denel is a sovereign risk for SA The demise of Denel is a sovereign risk for SA The downward spiral of Denel has reached such proportions that it has become part of the new normal: another failing state-owned enterprise.
Ideas If you can keep up, the cloud is all silver linings If you can keep up, the cloud is all silver linings If you don’t believe cloud is one of the greatest catalysts to business evolution in our generation, then you haven’t been paying close enough attention
Ideas PODCAST | ActionSA grilled on voting for DA despite saying it's 'dishonest' PODCAST | ActionSA grilled on voting for DA despite saying it's 'dishonest' Michael Beaumont, national chair of ActionSA, answered questions on Eusebius on TimesLIVE about why his party had seemingly contradicted itself by describing the DA as dishonest ...
Ideas EUSEBIUS MCKAISER | The DA would be naive to celebrate too soon EUSEBIUS MCKAISER | The DA would be naive to celebrate too soon Mashaba will be as much a menace to the DA as the EFF will be, if the DA is drinking champagne into the night after the council voting outcomes, then it clearly isn’t thinking ...
Ideas ANALYSIS | Unpacking parents’ reasons for not vaccinating their children: Why it matters ANALYSIS | Unpacking parents’ reasons for not vaccinating their children: Why it matters Childhood vaccination, whatever stance is taken, is a complex social process.
Ideas Taxing year for beer: Minister, it’s time to roll up our sleeves and recover this economy Taxing year for beer: Minister, it’s time to roll up our sleeves and recover this economy Excise policy certainty is critical for the beer industry, says senior executive at SAB Zoleka Lisa.
Opinion & Analysis FW de Klerk: A brief comment FW de Klerk: A brief comment The death of apartheid’s last president Frederik Willem de Klerk, brought into sharp relief the vital and urgent need for the ANC to return to its core business, namely doing ...
Politics EUSEBIUS MCKAISER | The ANC fell for racist De Klerk's trick EUSEBIUS MCKAISER | The ANC fell for racist De Klerk's trick Whether FW de Klerk is a hero or a villain will no doubt depend on who you ask the question of, because we bring our most deeply held political convictions to debates about legacy.
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