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.
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/ 17 January 2009
Dispensing with the habitual euphemisms and studied politeness, the Supreme Court of Appeal has put Judge Nicholson firmly in his place.
Abby Cohen knew she was talking to a group of senior business leaders from around the world, and was trying to bludgeon some confidence into the room.
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/ 12 October 2008
A simple ”yes” or ”no” from Mosiuoa Lekota would have sufficed, or ”something of that nature”, writes Richard Calland.
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/ 26 September 2008
Meltdown Monday and the astonishing four days that followed saved British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, but were of no help to Thabo Mbeki.