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Ramaphosa’s Cabinet reshuffle: A questionable commitment to ethical governance
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Ramaphosa’s Cabinet reshuffle: A questionable commitment to ethical governance

African National Congress (ANC), Cabinet, Cyril Ramaphosa, South African Politics, Thembi

Ramaphosa’s Cabinet reshuffle: A questionable commitment to ethical governance

In 1908, Winston Churchill was first appointed to the British cabinet. He would go on to star at the centre of power, on and off, for another 50 years. Later, recalling his first summons to high office by Prime Minister HH Asquith, he wrote: "When offering me Cabinet office in his government in 1908, he [...]

By Tony Leon|2024-12-11T05:26:41+00:00December 11th, 2024|African National Congress (ANC), Cabinet, Cyril Ramaphosa, South African Politics, Thembi|0 Comments

The key political question on Simelane and Motsoaledi: ‘do I contradict myself?’
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The key political question on Simelane and Motsoaledi: ‘do I contradict myself?’

African National Congress (ANC), Corruption, Cyril Ramaphosa, Democratic Alliance, Elections, GNU, South African Politics, Thembi

The key political question on Simelane and Motsoaledi: ‘do I contradict myself?’

Every day, in the choices we make or don't select, we display a degree of dualism or opposing ideas jostling for our attention and selection. Poetically, Walt Whitman's 1892 epic poem on the human condition, "Song of Myself", summed this up neatly: "Do I contradict myself?/Very well then I contradict myself,/ (I am large, I [...]