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New Ooms sweep clean
Columns
/ 26 July 2024

New Ooms sweep clean

Down in the kingdom, KwaZulu-Natal Premier Thami Ntuli is also cleaning house

By Paddy Harper
Korner Talk: Goodbye to ‘Black John Steenhuisen’ Gwamanda
Columns
/ 23 July 2024

Korner Talk: Goodbye to ‘Black John Steenhuisen’ Gwamanda

The Johannesburg mayor is about to be ditched

By Khaya Koko
The exit of Joe Biden: Age and competence in presidential politics
Columns
/ 23 July 2024

The exit of Joe Biden: Age and competence in presidential politics

It is not old leaders that trouble society, but the failure to ensure that the younger generation is groomed to take over when the time comes

By Nontobeko Hlela
The political education of Kenyan president William Ruto
Columns
/ 20 July 2024

The political education of Kenyan president William Ruto

When he came in as president, he destroyed the old system but failed to build something new – and now Ruto is paying the price

By Ken Opalo
New rules apply as Cyril Ramaphosa and his GNU cabinet get down to work
Columns
/ 19 July 2024

New rules apply as Cyril Ramaphosa and his GNU cabinet get down to work

There were none of the usual tantrums, bravado and insults when the cabinet held its first lekgotla

By Paddy Harper
Where are our financial watchdogs?
Columns
/ 18 July 2024

Where are our financial watchdogs?

Victims of scams and pyramid schemes have little chance of recouping their financial losses

By Editorial
Springboks prove dominance despite draw in Ireland series
Columns
/ 17 July 2024

Springboks prove dominance despite draw in Ireland series

The Boks are the undisputed number-one team in the world, but maintaining that will be a tough challenge during the Rugby Championship

By Ozayr Patel
Citrus clash: South Africa takes on the EU’s tough new export rules
Columns
/ 13 July 2024

Citrus clash: South Africa takes on the EU’s tough new export rules

The European Union has set out new regulations for citrus exports that will hurt South African citrus growers

By Ozayr Patel
New brooms sweep clean as Lord Gayton pulls the plug on arts and culture payola
Columns
/ 12 July 2024

New brooms sweep clean as Lord Gayton pulls the plug on arts and culture payola

Superfans, artists, and artistes are running for cover as the new minister settles in

By Paddy Harper
Labour landslide: But Keir Starmer’s UK win is overshadowed by huge challenges
Columns
/ 10 July 2024

Labour landslide: But Keir Starmer’s UK win is overshadowed by huge challenges

Labour faces the electorate’s expectations of transformative change amid economic hardship, with the populist Reform Party snapping at its heels

By Imran Khalid
GNU: It’s standing room only in Cyril’s new cabinet
Columns
/ 5 July 2024

GNU: It’s standing room only in Cyril’s new cabinet

So who will win the fight to control the aircon in next week’s cabinet lekgotla?

By Paddy Harper
The Proteas’ gutsy performance in T20 World Cup final was far from choking
Columns
/ 2 July 2024

The Proteas’ gutsy performance in T20 World Cup final was far from choking

The team was impressive throughout the tournament, and losing to India should not detract from that

By Ozayr Patel
It’s take it or leave it time at the GNU
Columns
/ 28 June 2024

It’s take it or leave it time at the GNU

Step-aside be damned; instead it’s a quickstep up to parliament for Zizi Kodwa and others

By Paddy Harper
Battle over GNU positions distracts from policy debate
Columns
/ 26 June 2024

Battle over GNU positions distracts from policy debate

The political transition is a good opportunity for greater transparency about how the government shapes the economy

By Sarah Smit
As the ANC loses its grip on power, its alliance members may be tempted to fill the gap they helped create
Columns
/ 18 June 2024

As the ANC loses its grip on power, its alliance members may be tempted to fill the gap they helped create

Building a leftist party to contest future elections will require exorcising existing organisations of their Stalinism — or creating something from a much smaller base

By Sarah Smit
Time to retire the tribe
Columns
/ 18 June 2024

Time to retire the tribe

We need to find new and better ways to talk about our society

By Richard Pithouse
KHAYA KOKO: Raymond Zondo, the ‘attention-seeking Barry White’
Columns
/ 17 June 2024

KHAYA KOKO: Raymond Zondo, the ‘attention-seeking Barry White’

The Chief Justice preaches about the ills of corruption, yet hasn’t named media houses and journalists who benefitted from the SSA’s Project Wave

By Khaya Koko
Welcome to the Cyril and John show
Columns
/ 14 June 2024

Welcome to the Cyril and John show

Ramaphosa’s enemies in the ANC voted for Jacob Zuma — and got John Steenhuisen instead

By Paddy Harper
Will the ANC’s government of national unity 2.0 drive change?
Columns
/ 13 June 2024

Will the ANC’s government of national unity 2.0 drive change?

The coalition faces the task of implementing long-promised transformations while managing political contradictions

By Sarah Smit
KHAYA KOKO: We need a Julius Malema whisperer
Columns
/ 12 June 2024

KHAYA KOKO: We need a Julius Malema whisperer

The EFF leader changes his views faster than a Nigerian man running in flip-flops

By Khaya Koko
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