He came to power as a compromised figure. He survived a rape trial. He factionalised the ANC and under his watch, SOEs reached a point of implosion
‘But watching the spectacle of Zuma’s political death unfold so agonisingly has revealed much about the gaping holes in the ANC leadership’
‘When MultiChoice chief executive Calvo Mawela addressed the media this week, he was contrite. There had been “mistakes”, he said’
‘Being president is about governing for all the population and not just the people who voted for you’
‘Meanwhile, we are left with two sides of a story’
‘Please, can we hit pause on this rapid construction of a messiah?’
‘We are riddled with contradictions and must strive to capture the complexity of South Africa and its people better’
‘It truly is a beautiful thing for a young person to remind us that youth is not always wasted on the young’
‘The Mail & Guardian fully supports uncovering and holding accountable those guilty of apartheid-era corruption — any corruption’
We begin this year then with expectations, great expectations, of the world, but mostly of ourselves.