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
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’!… by Shirley de Villiers May 13, 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
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… by Rob Rose April 17, 2025 Politics
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… by Tim Cohen April 7, 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
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
1 PODCAST: Trump’s Venezuela gamble January 7, 2026 Robyn Curnow looks at the big picture behind Trump’s Venezuela…
2 R1,000 for every South African baby? Sarupen thinks it could work December 15, 2025 Purple CEO Charles Savage says South Africa could launch its…
3 The economic fix: Sarupen’s roadmap to faster growth January 14, 2026 Fix the plumbing, slash the red tape and confront our…
4 Koos Bekker’s share sale puzzle January 16, 2026 The Naspers chair has offloaded R2.5bn of Prosus and Naspers…