Trump the transactional: A dangerous relief
Trump the transactional is in the White House, and all deals are on
Mbalula’s Marie Antoinette moment
Another ANC anniversary, another year of caviar and empty promises.
US envoy Brigety leaves South Africa with hope – and a warning
The US ambassador on South Africans ‘finding each other’, the price of being free, and constructive international relations. But no word on the Lady
Who really killed Chris Hani?
Vrye Weekblad’s Max du Preez tries to make sense of all the questions and theories around Chris Hani’s 1993 assassination.
McKinsey’s rehabilitation tour bombs
McKinsey’s $122m US settlement for state capture in South Africa is drawing sharp criticism from critics, who say it’s pocket change for the consulting
The SACP: Going the way of the dinosaurs
Once a vanguard, now a rearguard party, the SACP is likely to disappear with a whimper rather than a bang
MK, EFF, ANC: A trifecta of trouble for South Africa?
The populist parties are growling at each other. The ANC is somewhat paralysed by internal divisions. And Cyril is stuck in the middle
The autocrats club
You can’t claim South African politics is without irony. There’s corruption-accused Jacob Zuma, once the face of the “moral regeneration movement”. A public protector
South Africa and Iran: The love-in that Trump will be watching
Did the ANC receive a large amount of money from Iran to take the genocide case against Israel to the International Court of Justice?
Finally, errant municipal officials must pay back the money
Another day, another story of dodgy government contracts. Local government contracts, to be more specific. The scene is Nelson Mandela Bay, 2014. As court