Songezo Zibi
latest news & developmentsEFF welcomes Ramaphosa’s announcement to deploy the army in Gauteng and the Western Cape
Party leader Julius Malema said the move signalled the president’s loss of confidence in the police
Unions slam basic education department over no maths at 464 schools
The South African Democratic Teachers Union alleges schools are pressuring learners in grade 10 and upwards to drop maths to protect overall matric pass rates
VAT battle is over but coalition crisis continues
Meetings are due in coming days and weeks to undo the damage after the finance minister caved on the tax increase
Debt-free SAA still looking for private equity and a loan, says Creecy
The minister also wants to secure capital inflow for Transnet
Only the MK party intent on challenging the election outcome
Other parties flagged irregularities but want to distance themselves from MK and Jacob Zuma’s efforts to discredit the elections
LISTEN | Songezo Zibi – Donors, not Steenhuisen’s DA, are the architects of the moonshot pact
The leader of Rise Mzansi said the Democratic Alliance leader was not credible or capable of becoming South Africa’s president
PART TWO: Rise Mzansi promises social democracy but delivers neoliberalism
Despite evidence of the dangers and failures of public-private partnerships, the ANC and newcomer Rise Mzansi ignore these concerns
White liberalism and the appalling alternatives to the ANC
South Africa’s political narrative is mired in a swamp of inadequacy and hypocrisy
South Africa’s 2024 political reality is bleak
The elections offer us the choice between the liberal/conservative group that offers no real benefits for the poor and working-class, and a populist, authoritarian form of…
Magic formula: Maimane, Mashaba and Zibi working together
The democratic revolution requires a collective effort that goes beyond the ambitions of individual parties or leaders
R500m election kitty: moonshot, money shot or long shot?
Funders are concerned about the fragmented opposition but party leaders are adamant that they and not donors are driving the process
Uncaptured: The money problem and the journalists who have ‘stopped looking’
Part IV: Journalists helped pull SA back from a precipice by exposing the depth of state capture. But they are staring into an abyss of their own
ABSA granted interim order against BLF following ‘customer assault’
The interim order was granted in the South Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg late on Thursday afternoon.
Songezo Zibi: Nkandla exposes corporate rot
It is fashionable to blame politicians for a lack of ethics, but they are abetted by business
State institutions shape the future
Businesses will circumvent the law to protect their interests if government is corrupt, writes Songezo Zibi.