Everyone has different solutions, but they all agree that time is running out — and Eskom is the priority
There is no evidence to support the broadcaster’s claim that its employees had co-ordinated a plan to botch the president’s speech
The union federation says urgent, bold action is needed to keep the state-owned utility (and South Africa) going
Both countries have a strong orientation towards multilateralism and democratic values
The SACP is not building socialism, or even social democracy. Sadly, it has become just another party advancing the politics of patronage
The government has committed an additional R2-billion to the airline, but has yet to pay it out
The current restructuring plan for the state-owned entity won’t solve its problems, but there is a way to make the power utility work successfully
LONG READ As the world was overtaken by upheaval last year, one photo emerging from the uprisings depicts a protestor bearing a promise: “Neoliberalism was born in Chile and will die in Chile.” Spilling over into the new year, the revolts in Chile, Lebanon, Iraq, Sudan, Hong Kong, Algeria, Uganda, France and elsewhere have led […]
This story was produced in partnership with Pulitzer Center. Details of the land claim settlement for MalaMala, one of South Africa’s most exclusive game reserves, are unlikely ever to be made public after a deal was reached outside of court proceedings in 2013. The settlement was the largest in the country’s history and saw the […]
Cyril Ramaphosa wants to do the right thing – bring independent power producers on to the grid. He must act despite opposition from top ANC members
Two bits of law need to be approved before a court can decide if land owners will be compensated
The ambush will take place at an NEC meeting about Eskom. But the real target is Cyril Ramaphosa
We need to slay the myth that the president alone has magical powers to fix the economy and ANC
To improve the South African economy, we need to institute practical measures to effect change
ANC president says only his party can improve lives, as Northern Cape residents lament their struggles in South Africa’s sparsest province
President Ramaphosa is in a disastrous position for someone elected the way he was and with enemies circling
"The ANC’s long history and continued survival is something to marvel at. But celebrating the mere fact of survival is really not enough"
To celebrate the year of 2020 Gus Silber imagined asking a cross-section of famous South Africans for their views on what the future holds.
Collapsed coalitions, a reduced ANC majority, a conflicted ruling party, a self-gutting DA, the ‘same old’ EFF and something new from the IFP
The ANC is stronger electorally but is still too weak to help the president make the decisions the country’s many crises demand
Sentence remissions announcement by President Cyril Ramaphosa means that about 9% of inmates are eligible for a reduced sentence
Combatting corruption has been at the heart of many of their campaigns. The question is: can they succeed?
I’m hammered — by endless rain, power outages and Cyril’s sabotage performance
The blackouts are man-made and the result of corruption, crony politics and mismanagement
“Overall it seems not only is Ramaphoria dead [it was never alive] but the long arc of reform potential is being lost in the discourse."
It’s not clear whether President Ramaphosa can coordinate his ministers in a way that provides clarity about dealing with the country’s energy crisis
The tribalist, colonialist Act is a message to the landless: the ability to make important decisions rests solely with those in power, not you
Geoff Makhubo is clearly not only tarnished, but also divisive, which raises serious questions about why the ANC leadership wants him to run the city
The murder of Precious Ramabulana was brutal and shocking, but it is not unique. This is us now
The move potentially draws a line under the crisis — if a rescuer can be found
The retired Constitutional Court judge is the new inspector of prisons and he argues that SA’s courts should stop filling them up
Talking about a revolution is fitting given the state’s performance over the past 25 years