Tag: history

• KZN’s New Political Grammar: Identity, Institutions and the DA’s Search for Relevance

  Jun 11

  KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) exhibits a dynamic political landscape marked by shifting party dominance, reflecting a strong sense of identity and dignity among its voters. The DA seeks to establish itself in… more ›

• Our Politics Is Stuck in Yesterday. Our Crisis Is Happening Today.

  Jun 5

  South Africa faces a dire socio-economic crisis marked by mass unemployment, collapsing institutions, and deepening inequality. Despite the urgent need for solutions, political ideologies are polarised, with the Left advocating… more ›

• Is Outrage Becoming South Africa’s National Pastime?

  May 30

  South Africa has developed a pervasive culture of outrage, characterized by a cycle of anger surfacing briefly in response to scandals before fading away without lasting change. This emotional response… more ›

• A President Who Only Finds His Constitutional Soul When the Storm Turns Toward Him

  May 12

  Cyril Ramaphosa’s image as a patient reformer dedicated to constitutionalism is critically challenged by the Phala Phala scandal. His selective engagement with the Constitution raises concerns about genuine commitment to… more ›

• Phala Phala and the Day the Constitutional Court Told Parliament to Stop Acting Like the President’s Bodyguard

  May 9

  The Constitutional Court’s recent ruling on the Phala Phala scandal has significant implications for South Africa’s political landscape. It reveals the failure of Parliament to uphold accountability, highlighting its transformation… more ›

• Renewal Was Stillborn. The ANC Has Been Selling A Corpse As A Vision.

  May 1

  Renewal was never a project. It was a promise that died before it took its first breath. The ANC has spent nine years selling South Africans a vision it never… more ›

• Leadership, Law and the Cost of Recklessness

  Apr 16

  The facts are simple and damning. This was not a political act or a contested idea but the unlawful handling and firing of a weapon in a crowded public space.… more ›

• The ANC’s Mchunu Crisis Is No Longer About Rules. It Is About Moral Authority

  Mar 30

  The African National Congress (ANC) faces a significant trust deficit with the public after allowing Minister Senzo Mchunu to resume his position on the National Executive Committee (NEC), despite serious… more ›

• Diplomacy Is Not Therapy II

  Mar 12

  It did not take long for the mask to slip. At his first public address since taking up the post of US ambassador to SA, Brent Bozell III arrived not… more ›

• Parliament was not embarrassed yesterday. It embarrassed itself.

  Feb 27

  The Ad-hoc Committee on the Mkhwanazi Allegations witnessed a significant failure of parliamentary authority when Paul O’Sullivan walked out, highlighting the institution’s decline in procedural integrity. His dismissal of Parliament’s… more ›