News24 Opinions

A breath of fresh air

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:13:33 +0200

Tumo Mokone picks apart newly re-appointed coach Carlos Alberto Parreira's Bafana squad, and expresses his satisfaction.

This is not for you!

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:24:34 +0200

There's perseverance and then there is supreme dofness, says Susan Erasmus, after reading of a Korean woman who took her learner's 950 times.

In darkies' Africa

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:03:08 +0200

Twitter squashed an online conversation between black South Africans because it disapproved of a word they were using, writes Alistair Fairweather.

Bob Marley's natural mystic, & me

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:52:26 +0200

Old, tired... even dead, Marley's magic still brings lawyers, rastas and cops together in one love.

Sofa, so good...

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:20:32 +0200

Sport24 chief writer Rob Houwing on SuperSport’s booting of one ‘bad boy’ and redeployment of another …

Check your date!

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:49:50 +0200

A service that allows people in the USA to run a background check on their prospective dates takes all the fun - and trust - out of meeting new people, says Georgina Guedes.

White boys in SA

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:22:03 +0200

Nic Borain wonders whether or not he can truly tell his children they belong here?

Give Pitso the Bafana job

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:49:00 +0200

SAFA has promised a South African the Bafana coaching job after the 2010 SWC... time to announce that name says Mark Gleeson.

Potential partners

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:23:25 +0200

The state needs to interact with small firms in the tender process if it is serious about helping the sector, writes Marc Ashton.

McCauleyphobia

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:24:25 +0200

Whether you pay him, pray for him, or turn your eyes away from him, Ray is repulsive. But is he any worse than any other businessman?

Mixed messages

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:33:03 +0200

As economic indicators present a murky picture, one thing is clear: SA must brace itself for a long and hard recovery, says Greta Steyn.