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
GNU blow as South Africa’s GDP shrinks
The economy’s shrinking, not growing. Can reforms at Eskom and Transnet turn the tide?
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?
‘Ramaphosa must intervene in Mozambique crisis’
As the threat of violence hangs heavy over Maputo, rights group the Center for Democracy and Human Rights has hit out at President Cyril
Trump redux = Trump unbound?
Odd thing, victory. During the US election campaign, president elect Donald Trump promised to end the war in Ukraine by Inauguration Day. Victory means
How the Joburg Property Company went rogue
The Johannesburg Property Company (JPC) is the Wild West of governance in the city. Which is saying something, given the dumpster fires that are
The Harris or Trump toss-up: Why it matters for South Africa
“There is greater cynicism and scepticism of democracy,” said Patrick Gaspard, the US ambassador to South Africa during Barack Obama’s presidency, on factors that
Enoch pushes civil servants to the door
Though finance minister Enoch Godongwana, and his predecessor Tito Mboweni, made attempts in recent years to wrestle down the state’s wage bill, it still
The no-frills mid-term budget read
We’ve condensed Wednesday’s medium-term budget into a snappy list of 10 things you need to know.
The water cooler budget brief
Behind the big numbers in the medium-term budget policy statement there are some less obvious, interesting stats. Brush up on your budget trivia here.