
A Schizophrenic political system
The major challenge facing local government in South Africa has been and still remains service delivery. These challenges are both historical and contemporary and…
The major challenge facing local government in South Africa has been and still remains service delivery. These challenges are both historical and contemporary and…
Since the Marikana massacre in 2012, several journalists, academics and media commentators have argued that South Africa is reverting to a repressive state (McMichael…
South Africa is sinking into a political, social and economic crisis. Running in parallel is a growing disillusionment about the post-apartheid project of transformation….
The period of the Government of National Unity and the aftermath of the 31 July 2013 harmonised elections has made naked authoritarianism highly costly in light…
One can’t help but feel that this week’s violent protests in Tshwane are a multi-layered and complex problem. Centre-stage is a political party that has lost…
Last Friday legendary boxer Muhammad Ali was laid to rest in his hometown of Louisville, Kentucky. Everything about Ali’s life has already been said….
South Africa has narrowly survived a downgrade of the rating of its government bonds. The reprieve, however, is temporary because government has been warned…
I am the Third Force, I shroud my anger in a Constitution that was signed by Nelson Mandela and which offered us the possibility…
The largest proportion of the South African population is below the age of 35. Youth are therefore disproportionately affected by everything that goes on…
In these days of narcissism and social media, this was something worth trending. As Fort Hare celebrated its centenary under a cloud of violence,…