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…
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The One Thing …
Bruce Whitfield rounds up 100 thinkers on what one thing they would do if they were in charge of South Africa, to catalyse change.…
Behind Tshwane’s toxic politics
Cilliers Brink held Tshwane’s mayoral position since March 2023 and was removed in late September through a motion of no confidence via an informal…
Lesufi’s legacy: half-built schools and hospitals
You may have missed it, but Gauteng had a new premier last week. Before you get too excited, it’s not a regular thing; agriculture…
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…
Inside Joburg’s heart of darkness
Last week I was a guest at Woolworths’ annual Christmas event in Cape Town. Once a year, the company rounds up media, influencers, clients…
The incredible pointlessness of EU elections
In June, an estimated 350-million Europeans got the chance to participate in what would generally have been written off as one of the more…
Legal hurdles pile up as ANC pushes NHI pipedream
The odds of National Health Insurance (NHI) being implemented – at least in any form resembling the miracle salve sold to the population by…
Ramaphosa: Why this time is different
If you’d listened to President Cyril Ramaphosa’s opening of parliament address in Cape Town’s City Hall on July 18 and thought you’d heard it…
Hey GNU! South Africa is ready to grow. Don’t stuff it up
The exhilarating early days of a new relationship are not only being experienced by the government of national unity (GNU); the positive afterglow is…
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