ANC: it’s decision time
The ANC policy conference will give indications on a wide range of matters, from presidential succession to state capture to land expropriation. Even the songs will indicate the rank and file’s opinions 29 JUNE 2017…
Elections
How ANC presidential elections trump South Africa’s constitution
June 19, 2017 South Africa’s Constitution is clear on a number of issues related to the relationship between the country’s parliament and its executive. It lays down that if the National Assembly passes a vote…
Recession: worse still to come for punch-drunk South Africans
By Staff WriterJune 6, 2017 The news that South Africa’s economy has slipped into a technical recession in the first quarter of 2017 is likely to have negative knock-on consequences for consumers. The latest gross domestic product…
As the ANC burns, we burn with it
EDITORIALS Editorial: Editorial 02 Jun 2017 00:01  Head of Stats SA Pali Lehohla. (Gallo) COMMENTS When Pali Lehohla, statistician general at Statistics South Africa, unpacked the quarterly labour force survey on Thursday, he all…
Jacob Zuma’s grand plan to retain power
24 APRIL 2017 – 08:54 MICHAEL COHEN AND SAM MKOKELI  Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma with President Jacob Zuma. Picture: SIMPHIWE NKWALI President Jacob Zuma may maintain his political clout well after he relinquishes office if his…
Who wants to be a president? A dummy’s guide to the 2017 ANC leadership race
The Democrat April 26, 2017 0 This is a rather exhaustive discussion of the players and potential players on the list of potential candidates for the ANC presidency that appeared in the Daily Maverick. The…
Donwald Pressly: Preventing a proxy Zuma coup d’etat
April 19, 2017 Amid an increasingly heated ANC leadership race, the year 2017 is already going down in South African history as one to remember. In December, the ANC will elect a new leader. It’s…
The great DA-EFF coalition conundrum
BY GARETH VAN ONSELEN, 10 AUGUST 2016, 05:52 EFF’s Julius Malema. Picture: AFP PHOTO/MUJAHID SAFODIEN SHOULD the DA agree to a coalition with the EFF in order to form a government in metros such as…
Brilliant – Pierre de Vos explains how SA’s new ruling coalitions will work
August 8, 2016 Pierre de Vos – perfect antidote to confusion about how SA’s new political coalitions will work Like many other South Africans, I got caught up in the excitement as the results trickled…
Message to white South African voters: Keep calm … and shut up
By The ConversationAugust 9, 2016 We the South African voters have spoken in the local government election, and we said many different things. Let’s give votes and cities (in part or whole) to the main…