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
The NHI is dead (say economists); long live the NHI (says the ANC) If you think the ANC is going to magic National Health Insurance into existence, you may as well believe in unicorns… Rob RoseGiulietta Talevi March 7, 2025 News·Politics
Calling Captain Clueless … anybody home? How is it possible that President Cyril Ramaphosa does not realise that South Africa is embroiled in an existential crisis?… by Max du Preez February 28, 2025 Opinion·Politics
Big game, bright lights The wildlife industry is staging a pyrotechnic comeback amid renewed demand for top breeding specimens… by Louis Eksteen February 25, 2025 News·Opinion
Cat-in-the-hat Donald puts Cyril in a corner Donald Trump has left Cyril Ramaphosa – and South Africa – in a quagmire. Can he navigate out of it?… by Shirley de Villiers February 14, 2025 Opinion·Politics
South Africa’s DRC shame SA’s influence in Africa will be seriously undermined if the government withdraws its soldiers from a peacekeeping force in the DRC… by Max du Preez January 31, 2025 Opinion·Politics
The Zuma ghost walks, and Cyril freezes in fear Cyril Ramaphosa should take a leaf out of Donald Trump’s playbook if he wants to counter the Zuma factor that’s holding him back… by Max du Preez January 24, 2025 Opinion·Politics
Chasing the ANC’s ‘renewal’ unicorn Waiting for Godot: the ANC renewal version. Think Ntshavheni’s potentially pending corruption charges, Simelane’s new ministry and Mbaks’s yacht… by Shirley de Villiers January 23, 2025 Opinion·Politics
Ramaphosa’s hard sell at Davos The president said all the right things at the World Economic Forum in Davos. But he can’t escape the fact that SA’s recovery is… by Rob Rose January 22, 2025 Investing & Finance·Opinion
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