Tag: south africa

• 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 ›

• 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 ›

• Leadership Beyond the Title: A South African Reckoning with Action, Example, and Failure

  Mar 20

  Leadership in South Africa has never been about titles or proximity to power. It has always been judged by action, sacrifice, and example. From the struggle years to the boardroom… more ›

• Tradition Without Translation Is a Slow Death

  Mar 19

  My first article on the syncretism controversy in the Catholic Archdiocese of Durban focused on what happened. It examined the public outrage, the selective reading of the Archbishop’s clarification, and… 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 ›

• SONA 2026: The Performance of Stability, The Absence of Disruption

  Feb 11

  President Cyril Ramaphosa’s upcoming State of the Nation Address (SONA) on February 11, 2026, will occur under the challenging context of South Africa’s Government of National Unity. While Ramaphosa has… more ›

• South Africa’s G20 Summit: Multilateralism’s Triumph Over Trump’s Isolationism

  Nov 24

  The Johannesburg G20 Summit in November 2025 marked a historic milestone, being the first held in Africa and with the African Union as a permanent member. Despite the U.S. boycott… more ›

• Senzo Mchunu and the ANC’s Crisis of Credibility

  Oct 22

  Minister Senzo Mchunu’s recent testimony before Parliament deepened the credibility crisis for him and the ANC. Mchunu’s evasive and contradictory statements regarding the disbandment of the Political Killings Task Team… more ›

• When Party Pride Costs the People

  Sep 18

  In a bold address at the ANC Roll Call Summit, President Cyril Ramaphosa openly criticised his party’s municipal governance, acknowledging the superior performance of DA-run councils in service delivery. This… more ›