Opinion

In the 21st century, literacy extends beyond reading and writing. It now includes the ability to navigate digital systems, interpret data and use technology to solve problems.

There is a tendency to think big in the ANC. And there would be nothing wrong with that if the governing party first got the basics right.

The waves crashing along our 2,798km coastline carry more than just the force of nature — they carry the echo of unrealised economic potential.

The last time we saw captain Temba Bavuma clad in Proteas whites, he was holding the World Test Championship mace aloft at the home of cricket, Lord’s.

Reports that China will allegedly send technicians to SA to secretly refurbish the De Brug military base have caused some alarm, but over the weekend the Gauteng provincial government provided some valuable perspective.

On July 6, Lt-Gen Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi called a media briefing where he made explosive allegations of political interference and corruption in the criminal justice system.

In his article “Ongoing turmoil in leadership threatens SAPS stability,” (DD Oct 30) Dr Tony Duba argues that police national commissioner General Fannie Masemola should be suspended.

South African schools have become sites of trauma, and pupils are now the ones forcing us to acknowledge it, an indication that when silence breaks, accountability becomes unavoidable.

I have come to the end of an exhausting but fulfilling year in which I taught both high school science (chemistry) and university undergraduates (education policy). This experience has taught me seven vital lessons.

At some point post-1994, South Africans seem to have stopped being aspirational.

“If governments enter the next pandemic already trapped in debt and austerity, you have lost before the virus arrives. “The most dangerous co-morbidity is inequality. It shapes who gets infected, who gets treated, who recovers and whose economy survives.”

Hunger in schools is real and ought to be acknowledged as such through action and deed. School principals should never be allowed to reverse the gains the government has made over the years through the national school nutrition programme (NSNP).

The festive season is fast approaching and while many are contemplating or even finalising their end-of-year plans, councils in the Eastern Cape are moving forward with strategies to keep beaches safe for visitors.

Service delivery failures in Buffalo City Metro are well documented. Roads riddled with potholes, raw sewage flowing down the streets, littered neighbourhoods, broken streetlights and high levels of crime are common complaints raised by residents.

Every Friday, you will find me on the ground, broom in hand, standing side by side with our solid waste teams, community members, business leaders, civil society, and public servants sweeping, cleaning, planting, and restoring pride in our BCM.