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Behind the economic thinking of Paul Mashatile
How does Deputy President Paul Mashatile believe the economy should be run? Pieter du Toit delves into the question in this extract from his…
Birth pains of the GNU: Fears of Ramaphosa’s resignation
In this excerpt from her new book, Mandy Wiener chronicles the days after the ANC’s shock performance in the 2024 national election…
Cyril, and the soft art of the empty promise
Ramaphosa’s promises on cadres, corruption and service delivery just feel like early electioneering. He’s been promising these things for years…
It’s the ANC’s turn to eat
The ANC NEC had a torrid time of things at its meeting this weekend. Not a good look for the political party supposedly leading…
The navel-gazing of the Gucci liberation class
African liberation movements want to know why they’re losing influence. The answers are right in front of them…
Unhappily ever after: The big GNU divorce tease
With the axing of Andrew Whitfield, tensions between the DA and ANC have ratcheted up again…
Oh goody! More talking!
There’s apparently no hurry to get Ramaphosa’s ‘national dialogue’ off the ground. We’ll likely have to wait a year for any programme of action…
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