Cyril cools his heels while cops crater The nation is waiting for Ramaphosa to act on the damning claims of corruption made by KZN police commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi on Sunday… Shirley de VilliersRuby Delahunt July 11, 2025 Opinion·Politics 2
Unhappily ever after: The big GNU divorce tease With the axing of Andrew Whitfield, tensions between the DA and ANC have ratcheted up again… by Rob Rose June 30, 2025 Opinion·Politics
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… by Rob Rose June 13, 2025 Opinion·Politics
Government, we beg you, step aside! The government is standing in the way of economic recovery. It’s time to let the private sector take the reins… by Vernon Wessels June 6, 2025 Economy & Markets·Opinion
Inside Cyril’s gift box for Donald Cars, gas, rare earths – and a nod to equity equivalence. South Africa’s gift box to Trump may not dazzle, but it’s a transactional… by Rob Rose May 30, 2025 Opinion·Politics
Cupcake survives ambush in Trump’s bunker Against expectations of an ‘unmitigated disaster’, Ramaphosa achieved a rare success in the Oval Office. It helped that he had champion golfers in his… by Rob Rose May 23, 2025 News·Politics
Dealing with The Donald Cyril Ramaphosa’s mission to Washington should be more icebreaking than transactional… by Tim Cohen May 20, 2025 Politics
Memo to President Ramaphosa An open letter to President Cyril Ramaphosa ahead of his visit to the White House… Greg MillsRay Hartley May 19, 2025 Opinion·Politics
The rank hypocrisy of South Africa’s public holidays Public holidays like Human Rights and Freedom Day provide good opportunities for political posturing. But our politicians offer little else… by Tim Cohen May 9, 2025 Opinion·Politics
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?… by Shirley de Villiers March 28, 2025 Opinion·Politics
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