Now that the report cards have been handed out, cynicism and uncertainty rule
The hand of history will be weighing heavily on the shoulders of South Africa’s political leaders in the coming hours and days
The only certain thing is that there will be a scramble to form a new government – and possible instability
Fears of rebellions in the North West, Limpopo and Gauteng provincial executive committees had narrowed the gap against Mkhize, but most branches kept the majority of the vote with Ramaphosa
The fight between Oscar Mabuyane and Ronald Lamola hasn’t been helpful to the Ramaphosa campaign
Ramaphosa’s main opponent in this conference has been regarded as the wave of support brewing from Paul Mashatile’s forces
After doing nothing for a long time to bring the Gupta family to book, the prosecuting authority has finally started to act.
The magnitude of the bill has been somewhat lost among the high-profile day-to-day drama of South African politics.
Public funds are given to enable democracy to function effectively. But the distribution has been wilfully skewed and there is no accountability