South Africa’s complicated commitment to the ICC
South Africa’s relationship with the International Criminal Court (ICC) is tenuous, complicated by the political landscape and economic challenges facing the Southern African nation. …
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Balancing Budgets and Cabinet appointments
Nobody would want to be in Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan’s shoes on Wednesday, having to deliver a Budget in a highly stressed environment, while…
‘Ghost town’ awaits the presidential cavalcade
President Jacob Zuma will not only address a post-Sona rally but also meet with business leaders for lunch before his address. The lunch will…
The ANC is adrift, and the country with it
Maybe the ANC already does know that it’s in trouble. Mantashe, who somehow manages to annoy a little less than some of his other…
SA SEEMS TO HAVE INHABITED ‘POST-TRUTH’.
‘Post-truth’ is the 2016 ‘word of the year’. No surprises there. In a world of Donald Trump, Brexit and the rise of the right,…
Modern democracy’s Achilles Heel
The re-insurrection of ultra-nationalism in the form of mobocracy, the rule of the masses, and votocracy, where social media is omnipotent, presents a triple…
Quest for excellence in African leadership
For the fifth time since its inception the Mo Ibrahim Foundation which awards the Prize for Achievement in African Leadership has failed to issue…
11/9: A moment that froze us in time
Where were you when…? When Mandela was released? When South Africans voted for the first time in 1994? When 9/11 happened? When Barack Obama…
State of capture & the cornered President
The President has been put on notice. South Africans are not ready or willing to give up on this democracy yet. They are in…
Bond Notes and patronage in Zimbabwe
The Zimbabwe government’s imminent plans to introduce bond notes by the end of this month seems to be hitting a snag. The bond notes, a form…