While Zuma is content to snack on the surface of the food chain, oblivious to growing scandal, his future second in command could be our saviour.
Unless it wants to live in the Buenos Aires of circa 2000, South Africa’s middle class must shake off its apathy, writes Richard Calland.
A time of national crisis, such as Marikana, tests every bit of a society, from the president all the way "down" to community structures.
The leadership crisis in the ruling African National Congress and gross iniquities of South African society cannot be ignored any longer.
Unless you are trying to bury an unpopular announcement, an intervening news event of terrible magnitude is every spin doctor’s worst nightmare.
With the publication of the Democratic Alliance’s growth and jobs plan, the recalibration of SA politics continues apace, writes Richard Calland.
The fact that Hashim Amla is black adds a special poignancy to his milestone achievement at the Oval, writes Richard Calland.
South Africa needs to be alert to the implosion in Europe and to opportunities in the rest of Africa, writes Richard Calland.
Helen Zille on a mission could sabotage the slowly, slowly approach that has served the Democratic Alliance well, writes Richard Calland.
Predictable reactions to attempts to improve the legal profession reveal members’ self-interest, writes Richard Calland.