Contenders to succeed Zuma offer dismal prospects of growth reform
Top duo represent ‘evil of two lessers’, which is not exactly a recipe for dynamic or even dynastic change
Is SA capable of making the deep and swift reforms needed to lift growth, restore business confidence, […]
Zuma administration is in a league of its own
If the US constitution resembles a durable oak, ours is like a bonsai tree
With the horrific gun-killings in Las Vegas, it might seem trite to mention one of the great TV series of the past […]
Impressions can be deceiving, but has Cyril got the guts?
“You don’t get a second chance to make a first impression”. Recent events here have, however, turned this old caution on its head.
Who would have thought, for example, that South Africa’s top capitalists would […]
Powerful lessons on what it means to be a leader
Two encounters with remarkable women revealed a glimpse of a future in a “better South Africa in a better world”, to adapt the slogan of our Department of International Relations and Co-operation.
First was an interaction […]
Dlamini-Zuma’s course of strategic ambivalence leads to extinction
Two versions of her speech at Gibs, in text and orally, show little regard for dire state of public accounts.
Presidential hopeful Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma’s recent speech at a high citadel of capitalism — the Gordon Institute […]
Hacked emails? Cyber dirty tricks? Security deals with Russia? Join the dots …
Our security services and minister are fast friends with their Russian counterparts. Just on Monday the two countries signed a co-operation agreement on “cyber security”
The Sherlock Holmes story The Silver Blaze gave us the famous […]
The trust deficit that sucks faith, hope and capital from a country
‘South Africa is the Mugabes’ destination of choice for depositing wayward sons and for minor shopping needs and medical procedures’
Be graceful for small mercies, to adapt a phrase.
Two Sundays ago 20-year-old Gabriella Engels was, along […]
Five things we’ve learned from the Grace Mugabe fracas
‘South Africa is the Mugabes’ destination of choice for depositing wayward sons and for minor shopping needs and medical procedures’
Be graceful for small mercies, to adapt a phrase.
Two Sundays ago 20-year-old Gabriella Engels was, along […]
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