Panyaza Lesufi’s grand farce
The Gauteng premier’s state of the province address was two hours and six minutes of hot air, recycled thinking and grandiose promises
How Joburg set fire to your money
Given the City of Joburg’s cavalier attitude to other people’s money, it’s no wonder it keeps pushing through crippling increases
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?
If Putin and Trump had a baby …
If Putin and Trump had a baby it might look like Rwanda’s Paul Kagame: a leader with imperialist ambitions and a tenuous relationship with
The Expropriation Act bogeyman: It’s not as bad as you think
The new law is no panacea for the state’s glacial pace on land reform
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
Mbalula’s Marie Antoinette moment
Another ANC anniversary, another year of caviar and empty promises.
Joburg’s Teflon tannie
Helen Botes is said to be in the running to be municipal manager. Surely the city deserves someone without serious questions swirling around them?
Zama zamas: The brutal face of state failure
If you don’t fix the systemic issues that allow illegal mining – and criminality – to flourish, the battle is lost
Lesufi’s R200bn flight of fancy
Gauteng is planning an international airport for Sedibeng. Pity it can’t get the basics right in the foundering municipality