Sizwe Mpofu-Walsh chats with Prince Mashele about Operation Dudula, Eskom Crisis, Cyril Ramaphosa, EFF Parliament, 2024 Election
The opposition, insatiably desperate for attention, are as much to blame for our faulty system as those who drive it
Beyond electricity, South Africa cannot continue to design its energy system based on ad-hoc responses, says conservation organisation WWF
Mixed reactions to President Cyril Ramaphosa’s announcement, as minerals and energy minister let off the hook to solve electricity crisis
No legal provision for calling a state of disaster because your cabinet is incompetent and your government incapable, panel hears
ANC leaders were caught off guard and left reeling when the president made the announcement, with allies calling for him to explain his actions
South Africa need not accept a political culture that offers up leaders who are out of touch with the nation’s realities
We are tired, disillusioned and disbelieving of yet more promises that fail to materialise. That’s the state we’re in
In a hint of what will come in his cabinet reshuffle, the president sidelined Mantashe with plan to appoint energy minister in the presidency
More funds expected for SAPS, the National Prosecuting Authority and the Special Investigating Unit in the government’s effort to combat crime
The president announced a state of disaster regarding the energy crisis
With the country’s economy on the brink, the president assured the nation that ending load-shedding is his government’s top priority
Complete ceremony format at a cool R8 million expected at #Sona2023 after last year’s parliament fire caused some events to be cancelled
The latest from Cape Town City Hall as President Cyril Ramaphosa prepares to deliver the state of the nation address
The president delivers this year’s address from the Cape Town City Hall
Sizwe Mpofu-Walsh chats with Lukhone Mnguni about loadshedding, South Africa’s governance crisis, the 55th ANC National Conference, and SONA
A critical lesson in the ANC’s near 30-year rule is that we should find policy measures to shield the state and its functioning from the turbulence that factionalism breathes
Five years after being told to fix South Africa’s unconstitutional cannabis laws, the state has failed to do so
Three years after Ramaphosa proposed it, the land earmarked for the Lanseria urban development remains just veld
Obsessive consultation is a pronounced feature of Ramaphosa’s leadership style, however, it has done him – and the country – few favours
There is progress cleaning up corruption but party reform lags behind and the president can’t afford to lose allies, even those implicated in the Zondo report