EDITOR’S NOTE

WHEN Bheki Cele was appointed police minister in February, many longsuffering citizens heaved a sigh of relief that the oldnew sheriff was back.

But there are still serious problems within the police. A case in point is the shocking allegation a top Ipid investigator makes about his boss, Robert Mcbride (see page 7).

There are few places, if any, where one can truly walk in the footsteps of both Mahatma Gandhi and Madiba, writes former Msunduzi municipal manager Rob Haswell. I agree. Two other pieces reflect on pivotal events in our history since June 7, 1893 (see Page 11).

The Dusi is dying. So our Game Changer for this week, Brendon Germaine, is calling on fellow canoeists to join the fight to save the river (see page 13).

What’s the biggest story of this week? No, it’s not President Cyril Ramaphosa going to the G7 summit, argues Victor Kgomoeswana. Find the answer on page 16.

Another big question is posed on that page: can South Africa be truly free while Palestine and Western Sahara are not?

With the 10th BRICS summit, to be hosted by South Africa, around the corner, William

Gumede calls for greater involvement of civil society. He’s right. Few of our problems can be resolved without such organisations (see page 17).

There’s also a piece by Thami ka Plaatjie about a major development in New York. It was a great start for South Africa’s new journey towards reclaiming its rightful place in international relations.

Last week Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi was asked a tough question about the Ingonyama Trust Act. He responds on our letters page.

But the biggest story of the week is what happened at Ellis Park yesterday (see page 28).