How will you stop the corruption, Mr President?
Beyond the noise and bluster of those who make it their business to issue noise and bluster, we cannot blame...
Editorials 2020
The Last Editorial
This is the last of more than 5 200 editorials that have appeared in The Southern Cross since the first...
More Than Hair
This month’s reaction to the controversial Clicks advert has shown, once again, the stubborn inability of South Africans to listen...
Catholic Illiteracy?
Ironically, the final publication of the Southern Cross newspaper was the day before Heritage Day. The end of the weekly...
How We Choose Sides
One effect of the pervasiveness of social media has been the globalisation of opinion. With Facebook, Twitter and US news...
Stand with Zimbabwe’s Bishops
The public support given to the bishops of Zimbabwe by the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC) and other Church...
South Africa: A Nation of Impunity
South Africa is a nation plagued by a culture of impunity, in which trespasses against laws and ethics are disregarded...
The Grand Old lady of Catholic Publishing
Guest editorial by Rosanne Shields: The grand old lady of Catholic publishing, our beloved Southern Cross newspaper, has been around...
In Changing Times – Our Newspaper/New Magazine and the Church
Editorial by Rosanne Shields, chairperson of the board of directors of The Southern Cross It is a sad day when...
