When the ANC’s policy conference begins on June 26, the majority of South Africans will probably feel a little sidelined.
It is fervently to be hoped that the discussion documents produced ahead of the ANC’s policy conference are just that, the basis for discussion.
Zuma’s appointment of Mangwashi Victoria Phiyega to replace Bheki Cele as police commissioner must be welcomed — but somewhat cautiously.
Parliament faces a good deal of criticism – including from its own officials – over its apparent lack of independent capacity to develop legislation.
There have always been suspicions about the probity of the contracting process surrounding the Gautrain.
The ANC tends to dismiss any complaints about its consolidation of power as criticism motivated by anti-majoritarian liberalism.
At the South Gauteng High Court on Thursday, President Jacob Zuma employed the reactionary mobilisation strategy that has served him so well.
SA does not have a mild-to-moderate unemployment problem. That would allow the luxury of traditional thinking and politically safe solutions.
The deepening crisis surrounding the reinstatement of Richard Mdluli has one positive dimension: the growing role of activists in shaping governance.
The healthcare system has the middle-income earners in a tight spot between high private costs and terrible state facilities.