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ANC’s 30th anniversary: Learning from National Party’s lessons
Thirty years into its rule, the NP faced the reality of its demise. The ANC faces a similar reality This content is restricted to registered users and subscribers. Get Your Free…
Africa in the next decade is not a singular story
The old trade winds are blowing again and we must take notice, writes editor-in-chief Ron Derby
The Springboks, Mr Barnes, Ma Zandile and James Small
Rassie, along with his captain, Siya Kolisi’s generation of players, have deepened our bonds with rugby in a manner that I thought inevitable as a young boy. Win or lose, they…
EXCLUSIVE: AU will be part of G20 during my presidency, says Narendra Modi
In a wide ranging interview with the Mail & Guardian, the Indian prime minister placed great importance on Africa’s position in geopolitics
A playbook for the black experience
As the 50th birthday of hip-hop rolls around, it’s clear that its influence isn’t limited to New York — it’s a mic to black lives across time and everywhere
SA always faced being axed from US trade deal
Ramaphosa’s administration should remain focused on the issue at hand, the commission of inquiry into whether the country — or even more scarily, a rogue element here — supplied…
Who will be the bully in a changing world order?
South Africa’s suspension or expulsion from the Agoa trade agreement would be painful
The axing of Ace is the start of what the ANC needs
Ace’s departure is just but a drop in the ocean of what’s needed for the party to renew itself and be relevant to a country that is drifting away
Will Lesetja Kganyago surprise markets with interest rates decision?
The Reserve Bank’s decision to hike or not to hike interest rates is most acutely felt in this segment of society, people who are first-time home or vehicle buyers and more often…
Ramaphosa’s South Africa and Turkey’s Erdogan find themselves in a dangerous place. Our currencies tell the story
It is time to fret over the rand and the damage its continued depreciation — particularly at this pace — will do to the country
Minister Modise’s response to US is petulant and doesn’t grasp the seriousness of the tectonic shifts in geopolitics
We are slap bang in the middle of a battle between two of the traditional global superpowers in the US and Russia and not appreciating the precarious position we are in. This is…
A ‘free’ South Africa in a Cold War setting, the stuff of 20th century nightmares
We are now in the middle of a new Cold War, and it’s a frightening prospect given our interests across both worlds
The ANC’s KZN and Gauteng headache: rally voters or lose majority
Combined Kwazulu-Natal and Gauteng are the most urgent problems for the ANC heading into next year’s polls
Ramakgopa comes up against a Ramaphosa-created monster: Mantashe
When the president merged the mining and energy departments under his most powerful lieutenants he made a decision that would come back to bite him