JONATHAN COOK: Elect accountable people who represent the nation we wish to be

Don’t vote for someone who has been shown to be dishonest, however much you agree with their manifesto

MICHAEL MORRIS: SA’s problem could be that we want too little

Though life in the new SA is better in many ways, a lot of good things didn’t last, or even happen at all

MICHAEL AVERY: Thirty years of the ANC eating the golden goose

The mining industry has seen its golden age of easy gains fade into a more complex, strategic era

ADEKEYE ADEBAJO: Selwyn Cudjoe, the heir to CLR James

Architect of diversity and democracy, and an intellectual of the African renaissance

ALEXANDER PARKER: The futility of the upstream petroleum resources bill

The bill will fail to deliver anything to any of its intended stakeholders

STUART THEOBALD: What happens next in the Anglo-BHP bid could be high drama

The proposed transaction is the most material to have hit the SA corporate sector for some time

GAVIN RICH: Look no further than excess of rugby for teams going understrength

Leinster’s tours highlight the hypocrisy of northern scribes who pilloried the Bulls

RICARDO SMITH: Positive surprises from US companies while rates become ensconced

It is still not clear whether markets will rally in the way they did last earnings season

HILARY JOFFE: BHP-Anglo deal could leave SA out in the cold

Sydney-based mining giant is not interested in exposure to SA’s platinum, iron ore and diamonds

BRIAN KANTOR: Wealth may matter more than income

Wait to see what the new two-pot pensions system does to the accumulated worth of households

CHRIS THURMAN: Local is not second-rate in this variety show

‘Finding the Light’ is a musical production in support of the Kolisi Foundation

KATE THOMPSON DAVY: Meta AI lands in our apps, whether we like it or not

If your Facebook feed isn’t already full of users mistaking AI content for real life, expect it to be

GUGU LOURIE: Canal+ plays strong-arm game with MultiChoice

French media group appears determined to acquire DStv owner by buying more shares on open market

MARK BARNES: Don’t expect a change of government this election

A new party, possibly a new leader, is what’s required — no baggage, no lingering loyalty