Gupta Raid: The Saxonwold Shebeen Is Being Closed Down
Happy Valentines Day South Africa! South Africans woke up to news on Wednesday that the Hawks had raided the Gupta compound which houses infamous...
The ANC Recalls Zuma: What Happens Next?
The African National Congress’ (ANC) secretary-general Ace Magashule held a press briefing on Tuesday at the party headquarters Luthuli House to inform the media...
Why The Dissolution Of Parliament Will (Probably) Not Happen
Opposition parties will not sleep on their attempts to oust Zuma - this time targeting the rest of the ruling African National Congress (ANC)...
After Zuma: Why Ramaphosa May Wait To Become President
It might be a bad political move for African National Congress (ANC) president Cyril Ramaphosa to immediately take over as interim president if Jacob...
The 3 Ways Zuma Exits The Union Buildings
President Jacob Zuma’s days as the head of the Republic of South Africa are numbered. That much is certain. But many questions remain as...
Opposition welcomes postponement of #SONA18
The 2018 State of the Nation Address (SONA) was postponed on Tuesday, with no new date set for the new opening of parliament.Â
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Malema: “The people of SA do not want a criminal to...
The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) said it is in the process of removing President Jacob Zuma from office before he is scheduled to give...
Caught in the Spider’s Web: Radical Economic Transformation and Authoritarian Populism
The emergence of the campaign and associated political rhetoric under the banner of “Radical Economic Transformation†(RET) devolved from the Zuma administration. Over the...
Ramaphosa’s tough job of selling SA at Davos
The World Economic Forum will be taking place from January 23 - 26, at the Swiss ski resort town of Davos. The annual gathering...
The Monkey Business of H&M and The Hokey-Pokey of the EFF!
It is fruitless to have debates about whether the H&M advert with a black kid wearing a hoodie saying “coolest monkey in the jungleâ€...
The new ANC top six in a dilemma with Zuma’s free...
On Monday night, the African National Congress (ANC) finally concluded the election of the party top six. Cyril Ramaphosa, the deputy president of South...
“Free education is possible, but implementing it in four weeks is...
President Jacob Zuma’s announcement of free education for the poor came as a shock to many South Africans. Some political analysts in particular interpreted...
How Zuma’s free education plan will affect NSFAS and universities in...
President Jacob Zuma’s sudden announcement of a new free higher education policy came as a surprise, not the least because it came just as...
CR17 vs NDZ: the ANC, business and media endorsements
The race for president of the African National Congress (ANC), who will be announced at the party’s 54th national conference, currently stands between former...
Zuma’s free education plan is a ferocious hospital pass to his...
Finance minister Malusi Gigaba was the very picture of discomfort on Saturday. He was at the 54th national conference of the African National Congress,...
The party constitution amendments the ANC conference delegates will vote on
The 54th national conference of the African National Congress enters its second day, and we still await the voting and announcement of the new...
“Zuma’s free education plan impossible to implement” – analysts
On Saturday the presidency announced its resolutions on the funding of the higher education and training sector. It called for what is essentially a...
Zuma’s free education announcement cautiously welcomed by student leaders
On Saturday, the Presidency announced a new higher education policy, which promised free education for TVET students, and a wide-ranging grant system for poor...
Free Education at last? President Zuma announces sweeping changes to higher...
A month after the Heher Commission on Free Higher Education released its long awaited report, President Jacob Zuma announced sweeping changes to the higher...
How to become the president of the ANC
The African National Congress (ANC) will from 16 to 20 December hold its 54th national conference, where it will vote in a new president...
