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We need to rebuild the idea of the public
South Africa is in crisis and the intra-elite battles about how to move forward do not offer any viable path towards a just way resolution
Electoral reform should be seen as a priority to build trust between voters and politicians
Many politicians have put internal party battles and their own interests over the well-being of citizens, eroding the public’s trust in them and in democratic institutions. This…
The fallacy of politicians as saviours
They are as weak and flawed as the rest of us, so why do so many look to them for salvation, asks Des Erasmus
Let’s make a worthy God in our own image
If we make God in our image, let it not be the genocidal maniac worthy only of contempt but rather a God of kindness, worthy of our worship
Two city managers, one municipality: Why reforms are urgent
As a recent court case in Nelson Mandela Bay shows, the city management appointment process should be purely administrative and stripped of politics
Cabinet Report Cards: Chester Missing roasts your ministers
C is not for corruption. Chester Missing and the Mail & Guardian roast the cabinet ministers who are simply not performing
Get people involved in development
Service delivery is about improving people’s lives, not expedient election promises
Editorial: Forget the politicians, you are the biggest loser
We will all bear the brunt of a political landscape that is less about governing and more about the satisfaction of personal interests and vindictive opposition
Editorial: Deepening era of coalitions will test the maturity of South Africa’s democracy
The low voter turnout in the local polls is something our leading parties must take to heart as they look to rebuild their relationship with the electorate.
Local government elections: Why it’s rational to vote with your heart
Voting tactically may seem like a realistic, mature option, but it compromises the integrity of your vote and is corrosive to the long-term health of democracy
Paddy Harper: On gleeful politicians and headless chickens
Paddy Harper doesn’t know who to vote for yet, since the Dagga Party isn’t contesting his ward, but right now what to order for lunch is a more pressing concern
Pure Politics: ‘Family meetings’ underline uncomfortable press relationship
To achieve a deeper democracy, it is necessary to confront the tensions that have existed between the media and successive presidents since 1994.
Editorial: Unrest death count the highest in more than 180 years
We need a commission of inquiry to find the central characters in the tragic event that played out in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng.
Editorial: Last week’s unrest: Who is left to clean up the mess?
Once again, people of all races, religions and ages have come together to sort out the devastation that can largely be laid at the doorstep of our government
My sense of fear is over, for now
Whatever last week was — half-assed coup or failed sparkling insurrection — the dread of impending apocalypse has dissipated