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It’s an office that’s more accessible than you’d expect. Ferial Haffajee writes for amaBhungane.

Is the absence of men in the DA election posters alienating? Verashni Pillay and City Press editor Ferial Haffajee go head-to-head on the issue.

Ferial Haffajee on Zille: while the ANC Youth League’s statements against her were pathetically patriarchal, so are her action and her words.

The SABC is out of cash and is sitting on a deficit of almost R800-million. The public broadcaster is also seeking a bail-out of R1.5-billion.

Under president Thabo Mbeki, the private sector was disengaged and disenchanted, despite being included in several presidential working groups.

Gauteng Health MEC Brian Hlongwa is too close to power and there are systemic problems with any attempt to cut graft, writes Ferial Haffajee.

Black business is going into this election more politically diverse than it has been since the end of apartheid, writes Ferial Haffajee.

Ferial Haffajee: Possibly one of the finest public documents yet published, the 2025 Scenarios paint three states of our nation in 16 years.

What, I wonder, has become of the audacity of our hope? Could it possibly be true that nations get the leaders they deserve?

Pirates of Polokwane is not only a fun stocking-filler but the work that will mark the year in which Zapiro became our imbongi.

DA leader Helen Zille appropriates non-racialism as the ANC sheds it.

By this time next year Finance Minister Trevor Manuel will most likely not be in office, writes Ferial Haffajee.

Our interesting female politicians are almost all in the opposition. Why is that?

Ferial Haffajee looks at the ANC’s health and education policies.

In league with patriarchy: Once a proud fighter for women’s rights, the Women’s League is now reduced to a supporting role.