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Cyril Ramaphosa the key to urban voters

Article Nic Dawes Author - 21 Dec 2012

By going for broke, Kgalema Motlanthe ensured the ANC had to face the scale of its Jacob Zuma problem, writes Nic Dawes.

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From the Editor: This is my song, for the asking

Article Nic Dawes Author - 21 Dec 2012

Shell-shocked by the developments of 2012, ordinary South Africans must now lead, writes Nic Dawes.

Mangaung: Unity calls and purge fears after Zuma landslide

Article Nic Dawes Author - 18 Dec 2012

Calls for ANC unity and fears of lingering animosity were heard following the election of Jacob Zuma and the party's senior leadership at Mangaung.

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Zuma payments: South Africans have a right to know

Article Nic Dawes Author - 7 Dec 2012

In just over a week, delegates sent to Mangaung by ANC branches will vote whether or not to retain President Jacob Zuma.

Midterm budget: Financing the trust gap

Article Nic Dawes Author - 26 Oct 2012

Pravin Gordhan clearly wants public finances to to be judged on the numbers, not on the dismal politics that drove ratings downgrades.

Difficult and dangerous times ahead for the ANC

Article Nic Dawes Author - 31 Aug 2012

What will happen when the ANC and its trade union allies are no longer unquestioningly accepted as the sole legitimate representatives of poor?

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Patel plays Stiglitz card but Marcus comes up trumps

Article Nic Dawes Author - 10 May 2012

At Economic Minister Patel's invitation, Joseph Stiglitz has become a voice in SA's economic debate, a counterweight to treasury and the Reserve Bank.

‘Parental control’ hides ANC family’s dysfunctionality

Article Nic Dawes Author - 5 Apr 2012

The parents in the ANC family are sure Mangaung isn't the problem, it's that bad seed Malema who Mangaung hangs around with, writes Nic Dawes.

Why Zuma can’t bury Sharpeville

Article Nic Dawes Author - 23 Mar 2012

A new book about the 1960 protests evokes uncomfortable parallels with the present.

Fear and hope now define the ANC

Article Nic Dawes Author - 9 Mar 2012

The factionalism and divisions within the ruling party and how they play out will determine the relationship between the party and the electorate.

It’s Vavi’s turn: Unions move into vacuum left by Juju

Article Nic Dawes Author - 2 Mar 2012

Malema's exit from the ANC stage strengthens President Zuma's position, but it's Cosatu's Vavi who holds the trump cards now, writes Nic Dawes.

Stratfor: M&G made no deal

Article Nic Dawes Author - 27 Feb 2012

As WikiLeaks publishes a cache of five million emails, editor-in-chief Nic Dawes explains how Stratfor approached the M&G.

On Chris Vick and sympathy for the devil

Analysis Nic Dawes Author - 21 Feb 2012

Nic Dawes says the media should not be embarrassed by Chris Vick, who speaks for money and power, and not for "the little people" as he claims.

Facing down the new authoritarians

Article Nic Dawes Author - 23 Dec 2011

It is not just press freedom that is under threat. Far from it. Nic Dawes on the assault on our Constitution.

Zim judgment a cause for concern

Article Nic Dawes Author - 2 Dec 2011

Should we trust the government's bona fides when it says it has good reason to keep information from us?

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