Phala Phala Gate explained in 600 words
President Cyril Ramaphosa has a lot to answer for. On November 30, the Section 89 Independent Panel released its report investigating whether the President...
The 55th ANC National Conference: explained in less than 700 words
Every five years - just over a year before the national elections - the ruling African National Congress (ANC) gathers for its national conference....
Jacques Pauw’s Our Poisoned Land: An Extract
In his compelling narrative style, Jacques Pauw picks up where he left off in The Presidents Keepers. Our Poisoned Land: Living in the Shadows...
In 600 words: South Africa’s Just Energy Transition Investment Plan
At the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference (Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC/COP27) happening in Sharm-El-Sheikh, Egypt, president Cyril Ramaphosa presented South...
Statement: Protesters continue to demand President and Finance Minister implement Basic...
On Tuesday, 18 October 2022, protesters held giant letters spelling out the Basic Income Grant in front of the Union Buildings calling on him...
South Africa has been warned that it faces an ‘Arab Spring’:...
Former South African President Thabo Mbeki recently launched a sharp critique of the governing African National Congress (ANC) for failure to address what it...
The GBVF Fund annual report is out
In February 2021, the president Cyril Ramaphosa announced the launch of the Gender-Based Violence and Femicide (GBVF) Response Fund 1. Now the annual report...
Opinion: South Africans have outsourced their political responsibility
The recent revelations about the current and sitting President, Cyril Ramaphosa illustrate that the is no good or bad African National Congress (ANC), the party...
So what is the difference between a state of disaster and...
For the past two years, South Africans have been hearing a lot about the state of disaster. The president announced the country would be...
Book Extract Alert from Nuclear: Inside South Africa’s Secret Deal
Shortly after Zuma received treatment in Moscow for alleged poisoning, he signed off on a massive, far-reaching – and unlawful – nuclear power deal...
Rising vigilantism: South Africa is reaping the fruits of misrule
Once relegated to the margins of South African politics, anti-immigrant activism has gone mainstream. Several anti-immigrant groups including Operation Dudula, All Trucker Foundation and...
What you need to know about the Political Party Funding Act
The Political Party Funding Act has been getting a lot of attention since president Cyril Ramaphosa signed a proclamation on the commencement in 2021....
Explained: the gender-based violence laws in South Africa
Gender-based violence remains one of the biggest scourges in South African society. Everyday, women and gender nonconforming people live in fear of being victims...
A family meeting: a seat at the all black table
Mr. President, we need to talk. We are living in a state of false unity and we can’t continue living like barcodes - separate...
2022: here are some of the big events we can expect
The year that has just passed 2021 was filled with all kinds of big events. There was the July unrest, the arrest of former...
State capture report chronicles extent of corruption in South Africa. But...
No self-respecting theatre critic would dream of reviewing a three-Act play during the interval at the end of the first Act. But that is...
How is the Presidential Employment Stimulus Programme supposed to work?
The Presidential Employment Stimulus Programme (PESP) has been marred by a funds scandal. Most recently, the National Arts Council (NAC) overspent their budget within...
South Africa’s ANC dips below 50%. But opposition parties fail to...
South Africa’s 2021 local government elections were momentous. They mark the first time that the now ruling party and erstwhile liberation movement, the African...
The results are finally in #LGE2021
It has been an intense and busy few weeks but now finally the results of the 2021 local government elections are out. At the...
Digital Vibes report finds Dr Zweli Mhkize’s denial of allegations “untrue”
Months after receiving the Digital Vibes report, president Cyril Ramaphosa has finally released the report. The report was the investigation into the National Department...
