If 2020 and 2021 is anything to go by then we’re in for a jam-packed 2022 filled with political sagas, court cases, parliamentary drama, and a glimmer of business optimism.
News24 columnist, Mpumelelo Mkhabela, has rounded up what he considerers to be the ten most important news stories to keep an eye on this year. Mkhabela included electoral reforms, the appointment of the chief justice, the Zondo Commission report into State Capture, the ANC elective conference, the botched impeachment process of public protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane, the ongoing Jacob Zuma saga, unemployment, Covid-19 mandates, the national prosecuting authority, and the latest headline maker – the burning of parliament.
It’s certainly a list worthy of keeping close track of and each issue will have lasting consequences for us whether we realise it or not. Read the full story here. (For subscribers)
Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu was laid to rest over the weekend in a ceremony held at St George’s Cathedral in Cape Town with President Cyril Ramaphosa delivering moving remarks in honour of Tutu. Ramaphosa highlighted the sterling work done by Tutu as chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in the 1990s. We’ve searched for some of the latest tributes to the Arch and listed them below.
Demond Tutu tributes:
Valli Moosa | Archbishop Desmond Tutu – My comrade – News24 (For subscribers)
Tutu was a man of honour, conscience – The Citizen (For subscribers)
MARY ROBINSON: Desmond Tutu’s global legacy of hope for peace, justice and human rights – Business Day
JOHAN KOORNHOF: The Arch and my moment of shame – Business Day
CHERYL CAROLUS: Tribute to Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Mpilo Tutu – Business Day
MAMPHELA RAMPHELE: The wisdom of Desmond Tutu — all people are equally precious – Business Day
Here’s a roundup of interesting opinions, analyses, and editorials:
Siya Khumalo | Let’s ask tougher questions about gala dinners for ANC ministers and funders – News24 (For subscribers)
A glimmer on the horizon for SA’s economy – Daily Maverick
Can you hear the silence? Keeping the Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra and Opera alive – Daily Maverick
Most-read columns of 2021 – Business Day
GARETH VAN ONSELEN: The year of the loser youth – Business Day (For subscribers)
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