MK, EFF, ANC: A trifecta of trouble for South Africa? The populist parties are growling at each other. The ANC is somewhat paralysed by internal divisions. And Cyril is stuck in the middle… by Max du Preez November 29, 2024 Opinion·Politics
South Africa and Iran: The love-in that Trump will be watching Did the ANC receive a large amount of money from Iran to take the genocide case against Israel to the International Court of Justice? … by Max du Preez November 22, 2024 Opinion·Politics
Long live the GNU – but make us safe and deliver our services South Africa, under the government of national unity (GNU), is clearly significantly better off than it would have been had the ANC continued to… by Max du Preez October 11, 2024 Opinion·Politics
Inside MK’s success Jacob Zuma’s uMkhonto weSizwe Party remains the great unknown in South African politics. Questions persist over whether it is merely a personality cult, what it really… by Max du Preez September 27, 2024 Opinion·Politics
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