Is ANC support below the DA? Well sort of, but not really …
The startling findings of new opinion polls require deeper interrogation. But they leave no doubt that the age of ANC impunity is over…
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ANC, claiming it is not ‘anti-business’, mulls ditching VAT hike
Amid the furore over the budget, the ANC is now apparently looking for ways to scrap the VAT hike and find the money to…
Clash of wills: Will the DA stay or will it go?
The ANC and DA have begrudgingly agreed to further talks on the GNU. But tensions between the two parties are running high…
The argument in favour of the DA leaving the GNU
No-one wants the DA to leave the GNU. But the ANC has broken trust with its coalition partner…
Alas, poor GNU — last rites for the coalition
The unity government looked like an opportunity to reshape South Africa’s economy. After the budget debacle, it looks all but dead…
Budget crisis: Two days to bust
The budget standoff between the ANC and DA is dragging into yet another week. If it’s not resolved, there could be dire implications for…
All aboard the gravy plane
Sixteen ministers spent R47m on international travel in just eight months. Is South Africa’s cabinet living the jet-set life?…
Coalface collapse: Why our municipalities are broken
South Africa’s municipalities are the coalface of service delivery. Their failure puts the country at risk…
Expropriation at the heart of budget deadlock
Budget brinkmanship: land reform has pushed ANC-DA talks to the edge, threatening the coalition government just days before the fiscal deadline…
Trump and the shifting paradigm
Dissecting the Trump administration is complicated. But it’s clear the US no longer has the power, or money, to maintain its dominance…
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Where’s the big stink over the air pollution problem?
Joburg was last week subjected to a rotten-eggs stench that…
How South Africa stubbed out an industry
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