Don’t underestimate how differently this government sees itself from its predecessor.
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/ 8 September 2009
Fudge, muddle and mediocrity are the emerging modus operandi for resolving tension between law and politics
Richard Calland ponders what exactly one has to do to get a cushy diplomatic posting abroad.
There is a "glasnost" emanating from the higher reaches of the Zuma government that is as refreshing as it is welcome.
Perhaps after years of so much suppressed anger in this society, getting a bit more of it out into the open might not be an entirely bad thing
We have moved not from a "Thabo Mbeki government" to a "Jacob Zuma"
He may not be a bad man; and his government may do good things. But the long-term impact is as simple as it is severe.
The ANC seems just as reluctant to reveal its funding sources as ever. Different donors, maybe; same secrecy.
There is space in the electoral market. The only question is whether any opposition party can exploit the opportunity.
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/ 10 February 2009
The denouement of the ‘second transition’ is greatly anticipated, but it may contain elements of brutal ruthlessness.