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Safa elections – politics vs business
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (1037+ words) This is the central tension of the 2026 contest. On one side stands a businessman and club owner offering commercial expertise, a focus on development and a call for cleaner, more inclusive governance. On the other stands an experienced political operator…...
The ANC politics of money
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (1039+ words) This week Mbalula said he wanted Dlamini-Zuma to retract her claim that he was seen dishing out money at the 2022 conference The court battle between ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula and the party's national executive committee member, Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, has…...
Before you promise me a bridge, show me the spreadsheet
2+ day, 14+ hour ago (793+ words) In three months, South Africa votes for municipal leaders. The billboards are coming. They always do. The faces grow larger. The promises grow wilder. The contact with reality shrinks. Fix the potholes. Create jobs. Bring back water. Now here is…...
Ramaphosa calls vote-buying in ANC conferences an ‘unacceptable’ rumour
3+ day, 10+ hour ago (426+ words) He said delegates were supposed to go to conferences and vote for the candidates they believed would advance the interests of the ANC and the people ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa has described allegations of vote-buying at party conferences as rumours…...
South Africa does not need another GBV plan; it needs a system that works.
3+ day, 13+ hour ago (1129+ words) And then, from those homes and communities, you move into the policy world of conferences, strategies, task teams, implementation frameworks and carefully worded commitments. The distance between the two can be staggering. That experience changes the way you think about…...
Empowering South Africa's youth: Why voting is a money-smart economic act
5+ day, 15+ hour ago (313+ words) Ultimately, the future prosperity of the country depends on a generation that understands that civic rights and economic outcomes are two sides of the same coin South Africa’s democracy was built on the core ideals of human dignity, equal opportunity,…...
Motlanthe warns warns trust deficit, policy mismatch are undermining SA’s economy
1+ week, 5+ day ago (1371+ words) Former president Kgalema Motlanthe says a lack of trust and a credibility gap between government, business and political leaders risk leaving South Africa without a common language on the national interest, while Mcebisi Jonas warns that domestic failures are weakening…...
The landlord has arrived’: MK’s Baloyi vows to shake up Joburg election
1+ week, 5+ day ago (743+ words) MK Party Johannesburg mayoral candidate Bongani Baloyi says the party’s entry into the city’s political contest has disrupted assumptions about the November elections The uMkhonto weSizwe Party’s Johannesburg mayoral candidate Bongani Baloyi has assured residents that he will remain the…...
Coalitions Bill heralds new political era
2+ week, 2+ day ago (1156+ words) As parliament considers the proposed legislation, it would do well to heed the Danish experience — that coalition stability must be carefully built through institutions, rules, accountability and a political culture of cooperation The Local Government: Municipal Structures Amendment Bill, commonly…...
ANC-SACP rift widens
3+ week, 1+ day ago (1036+ words) The governing party has reversed the gains of liberation from apartheid, says Mapaila, supported by labour federation Cosatu president Zingiswa Lose and Popcru leader Thulani Ngwenya Despite SACP-ANC relations having shown further signs of deterioration this week, an expert has…...