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Ramaphosa: A complete lack of leadership
As South Africa faces arguably its greatest challenges, the president does not inspire confidence that he’ll be able to confront them.
On the eve of the statement marking the 108th birthday of the governing African National Congress (ANC), South Africa’s finance minister Tito Mboweni tweeted:
Days are dark and the new dawn is breaking slowly
Tito Mboweni’s mini-budget speech highlights that government’s resolve is strongest on policies that are actually quite suspect.
Rugby World Cup final sparks nostalgia for another Mandela moment
The mood is very different now, with young people angry about the slow pace of economic transformation.
Fears of drought disaster are understandable, but don’t panic about water in Gauteng
Are the authorities responsible for managing water supplies keeping their eye on the ball?
New study hopes to break chain of femicides
A new study hopes to help guide the government in protecting vulnerable teenagers by understanding adolescent homicides in South Africa.
Xenophobia denialists should be held culpable
By insisting that the recent violence was ‘just crime’ and blaming migrants for our ill, politicians and commentators spread the hate that sparks pogroms.
The people who sparked the xenophobic violence
Zweli Ndaba penned the flyer that spurred hostel dwellers and truck drivers to take part in the shutdown that led to xenophobic attacks in Gauteng.
The accidental dictator: Even Mugabe’s mother said he shouldn’t have been president
A series of coincidental life events led to Zimbabwe’s controversial leader taking and holding on to power for almost 40 years.
Why our soldiers can’t stop the Cape Flats gang violence
The army is in too much of a sorry state to deal with such a severe problem, writes an academic.
Why getting the army to fight Cape Town’s gangs is a bad idea
The biggest problem is that armies are not trained for law enforcement. They’re trained for warfare and to use maximum force.
Is Ramaphosa’s Cabinet truly ‘gender-equal’?
While half the ministers in Ramaphosa’s Cabinet are women, this Cabinet as a whole is still slightly skewed towards men.
How Africa can solve its own problems through philanthropy
Africa needs to develop foundations for ways of giving which don’t just emulate the west.
SA’s problem of ‘hidden hunger’ – when malnutrition and obesity combines
South Africa is not doing enough to tackle the problem, and should learn from Brazil.
A tribute to media freedom activist Raymond Louw
Anton Harber delivered the eulogy at the veteran journalists’s funeral. This is an edited version.
SA’s parliamentary budget office is in complete disarray
The first opportunity to fix it was squandered – resulting in 10 lost years.
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