Pandor’s comical UN speech quickly sinks into oblivion
Imagine you addressed a conference on SA’s economic prospects, and [...]
Ramaphosa’s meeting with US president a non-event, just like his reforms
One of Queen Elizabeth II’s favourite aphorisms was, apparently, “I [...]
Truss me on this one, Liz: new dawns get old fast
Newly elected (by the tiny universe of her own party [...]
De Klerk and the Gorbachev paradox
The comparisons between FW de Klerk, the last white president [...]
State dysfunction got airborne with Ramaphosa’s DRC flight of fancy
Last weekend, the Sunday Times ran a front-page exposé by Erika Gibson [...]
Get it together or liberation from ANC remains a tantalising dream
Might the ancient Greek myth of Tantalus offer a modern [...]
Babbling while Ukraine burns
For the least populated area in America, the Mountain West [...]
SA’s US policy is foreign to say the least
Remarks this week by international relations minister Naledi Pandor represent [...]
The ANC’s policy phantasms won’t fly
On Monday , South Africans, wearied and depressed by endless [...]
OK, now for the 10-point credibility plan, Mr President
Just hours after President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Monday evening announcement of [...]
Waiting for Ramaphosa goes from Phala Phala party to a black Christmas
The death of acclaimed film critic Barry Ronge in early [...]
Look who’s afraid of change while Conservatives keep it fresh
Writing this column from London amid an intense heatwave, the [...]
It’s when the moderate centre is quiet that extremists flourish
There are a lot of reasons right now to read [...]
Cyril the Silent is reminiscent of National Party ‘reformists’ during apartheid
“The rest is silence” were the last words of Hamlet [...]
The scandal surrounding Cyril has opened yet another gate
At the recent Franschhoek Literary Festival, I watched a fascinating [...]
After succeeding Meyer Kahn, Cyril Ramaphosa failed to take heed of his wisdom
Meyer Kahn, who died in Johannesburg last week, was described [...]
If I were the ANC I’d be a little concerned about my ties to UMK
Dealing with individuals sanctioned by the US can be hazardous. [...]
Ramaphosa should know better than to endorse the ‘might is right’ world view
For someone who believes in antique ideologies — from state [...]
In the misgovernance race to the bottom Mantashe is your Dunning-Kruger man
British-American editor and author Tina Brown has just published her [...]
It’s time the state stopped spin doctoring and started doctoring
Reading director general of government communications Phumla Williams’s defence of [...]
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Presidential sounds of silence are fuelling the fire engulfing SA GalleryPresidential sounds of silence are fuelling the fire engulfing SA
African National Congress (ANC), Cyril Ramaphosa, Democratic Alliance, Elections, International Politics, John Steenhuisen, Nelson Mandela, Russian War, South African Politics, World Politics
Presidential sounds of silence are fuelling the fire engulfing SA
Workers Day, May 1 2022, offered South Africans sharply contrasting [...]
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Putin’s war has sorted the wheat from the chaff — and there’s lots of chaff GalleryPutin’s war has sorted the wheat from the chaff — and there’s lots of chaff
African National Congress (ANC), Cyril Ramaphosa, Democratic Alliance, Donald Trump, EFF, Elections, International Politics, Russian War, Vladimir Putin, World Politics, Zweli Mkhize
Putin’s war has sorted the wheat from the chaff — and there’s lots of chaff
Today, barring a huge upset, Emmanuel Macron will be re-elected [...]