The premedidated assault on the ANC’s legitimacy is a risk calculated with the born-frees in mind, writes Richard Calland.
It is not so much race that determines appointment to judicial office, it is obedience, writes Richard Calland.
The news of the closure of Idasa, the Institute for Democracy in Africa, has shocked many as it always seemed so strong, well run and well resourced.
The local left may long for its own revolutionary, but, in practice, it doesn’t know what it wants, writes Richard Calland.
The president must translate the national development plan for his listeners.
Sisulu is wading into troubled waters in her focus on conflicts of interest in the public service
It seems crazy for Mamphela Ramphele to battle the DA for a tiny percent of the electorate, unless it is part of a bigger plan.
In the wake of its Mangaung conference, the ANC is more erratic and unpredictable than it ever was, writes Richard Calland.
The ANC has delivered an unpalatable 12 months that has left the nation hungry for leadership, writes Richard Calland.
Orderly and ordered – the African National Congress can only wish its elective conference could be like the Chinese version.