Real Politics: the ANC can’t afford to lose Ramaphosa
The NEC has closed ranks behind Ramaphosa after the Phala Phala ruling. Not out of loyalty, but because too many ANC careers depend on…
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TFD is the day you symbolically stop working for the government and start working for yourself. Where it falls is a bellwether for the…
Real Politics: Phala Phala ruling opens ANC leadership race
The Constitutional Court’s Phala Phala ruling forces parliament to act and reshapes the ANC succession race, with Ramaphosa’s grip looking tenuous…
Buffaloed: Phala Phala comes charging back
Phala Phala is back from the dead. The Constitutional Court just revived an impeachment inquiry the ANC thought it had killed in 2022…
Real Politics: these Zulu regiments come with a warning
Zulu Amabutho are marching through the streets with the discipline and force that other anti-migrant groups aren’t showing.…
Real Politics: there is logic in Ramaphosa’s madness
Ramaphosa's SAPS suspensions look inconsistent, but they're a calculated bid to hold the centre while structural reform takes hold.…
Real Politics: the ANC rebels out to kill the GNU
A growing anti-unity government faction inside the ANC is gaining ground and could destabilise national politics before the 2027 conference…
Some driving lessons for auto policymakers
South Africa’s vehicle industry is running on fumes as the government struggles to get out of neutral…
Fuel levy relief: the problem isn’t money, it’s political will
The pain of petrol and diesel price hikes could be offset by temporarily reducing the fuel levy. That requires the ANC to act –…
NHI is a fantasy fix for a broken system
Alex van den Heever says NHI lacks the legal, fiscal and constitutional foundations to work, while urgent health reforms have been sidelined.…
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