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Is the organisation being drafted in to help fix the ANC’s messes in the city of Joburg? Chair Martin Kingston says no…
When business becomes government’s crutch
By offering to help fix Joburg, business will help prop up a flailing local government…
In it to win it: Is Zille Joburg’s last chance?
The DA is going all-in to beat the ANC in next year’s local government elections. For many, party veteran Helen Zille is the city’s…
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…
The Wild (North) West
Spaghetti western-style shootouts, bogus mayorships, corruption, factionalism and patronage – this is a province defined by governance failure…
North West: The root of the rot
The resource-rich province is plagued by poverty, unemployment, revolving leadership and cratering service delivery. Why is that?…
Why Cape Town wants to sell its big money-spinner
The city is hoping to unlock nearly R1bn for public services. The GOOD party calls it asset-stripping…
Can Sakeliga force Ramaphosa to – finally – act?
The state has spent millions defending itself against stepping in to save the town of Lichtenburg. A personal cost order could change that…
No laughs at Dada Morero’s Joburg circus
The state of the city address was the usual mix of empty promises, missing detail and improbable solutions. Only, now with ‘bomb squad’!…
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The contradictions driving the ANC’s NHI lie
Broken promises that the NHI won’t be funded by new…
The truth behind South Africa’s ‘responsible investing’ hype
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