Politics

The DA’s long game: Dreaming the impossible dream – clinching it – finally pays off

Article Athandiwe Saba - 19 Aug 2016

Crunching numbers and meticulous planning has vaulted the once tiny party into the pound seats.

Women are elected when a crisis exists but most are looking down the glass cliff

Analysis bogdan TagDiv - 15 Jul 2016

Theresa May’s appointment as Britain’s prime minister is a feat for women globally. But she has been handed a poisoned chalice.

There are limits to your power, Mr President

Analysis Richard Calland - 17 Dec 2015

The year was one of disastrous and shameful decisions, but our democracy still functions.

Whoever can change SA politics, stand up

Article Sipho Kings - 17 Sep 2015

Elites still choose the line SA takes politically and citizens are expected to fall in. We need an enthusiastic alternative like UK's Jeremy Corbyn.

2015: The year the sands start shifting

Article Richard Calland - 5 Feb 2015

The political antics of the coming months could set the tone for the next 20 years, writes Richard Calland.

Politics of hope forges a new left

Article bogdan TagDiv - 30 Dec 2014

In Spain, traditional approaches and parties are being swept aside to give voters a fresh vision.

Will the Malema-Mbalula twar buff up their brands?

Article bogdan TagDiv - 1 Oct 2014

Politics is no different than the dog-eat-dog world of advertising. But similarly, politicians need to move beyond all talk and no delivery.

Hartley: SA politics needs Noakes diet

Article Sapa - 18 Sep 2014

Times Media editor and author Ray Hartley said SA politics needed more protein or meat, in the form of tough and substantial policy decision-making.

African youth are bystanders in their own economies

Analysis bogdan TagDiv - 19 Jun 2014

The post-1994 dispensation has failed to give young Africans a sense of passion and hope for the future.

Slovo, First biography – Bedfellows of a different feather

Article Gavin Evans - 27 Feb 2014

Alan Wieder's biography on Joe Slovo and Ruth First focuses on the couple's relationship, their different personalities and opposing views.

Art collecting with Albie Sachs

Article bogdan TagDiv - 6 Feb 2014

Former Constitutional Court justice Albie Sachs is bound to art and politics by love and lineage. He chats about this and his years of art collecting.

Mbeki on Madiba’s legacy

Videos Staff Reporter - 13 Dec 2013

Thabo Mbeki shares his thoughts on the booing of Jacob Zuma, the state of leadership, Madiba's legacy and whether he would return to local politics.

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