Hill-Lewis might just be the reset the DA needs
The Cape Town mayor is the frontrunner to lead the DA. His governance record is strong – but broadening the party’s base won’t be…
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This time it’s different: Ramaphosa deploys army, vows jail for municipal officials
The president’s state of the nation address may have been more energetic than usual – but his words need to translate into action…
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Dear John … what comes next for the DA?
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Memo to President Ramaphosa
An open letter to President Cyril Ramaphosa ahead of his visit to the White House…
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’!…
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…
Is ANC support below the DA? Well sort of, but not really …
The startling findings of new opinion polls require deeper interrogation. But they leave no doubt that the age of ANC impunity is over…
The argument in favour of the DA leaving the GNU
No-one wants the DA to leave the GNU. But the ANC has broken trust with its coalition partner…
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…
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