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CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA – JUNE 14: Gayton McKenzie leader of the Patriotic Allaiance during the First Sitting Of The National Assembly at Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC) on June 14, 2024 in Cape Town, South Africa. The Chief Justice swore in the designated members and administered the oath or affirmation to the Republic of South Africa and obedience to the Constitution. (Photo by Brenton Geach/Gallo Images via Getty Images)
ARTICLE

Gayton Mackenzie: The gangster-turned-minister

If the new arts and culture boss wants to stay ‘sworn in and not sworn at’ he needs to consult industry experts

  • Charles Leonard
8 min read
No laughing matter: Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi (left) wants his amaPanyaza not only dressed in green but also to carry weapons and to be licensed to kill. Photo: Frennie Shivambu/Getty Images
ANC

No ceasefire, no vote

Being on the right side of history is as important as fixing the potholes in the street

  • Paddy Harper
4 min read
Operation Dudula members gathered in front of Kalafong and then Hillbrow hospitals to try to stop ‘illegal foreigners’ from receiving healthcare. Photo: File
GAYTON MACKENZIE

Scapegoating ‘illegal foreigners’ is no answer to South Africa’s historic, home-grown crises

enophobic opportunists and demagogues steer us away from addressing our own social failures

  • Dale T McKinley
6 min read
Finance Minister Tito Mboweni (L) shares a lighter moment with President Cyril Ramaphosa after delivering the budget speech. (David Harrison/M&G)
BOB MARLEY

Our democracy is now a thug’s game

Hooliganism haunts SA – from the ANC’s 2007 conference to last week’s chaos in Parliament.

  • Tinyiko Maluleke Uj
6 min read
With the PA declaring its support for the coalition
GAYTON MACKENZIE

No sushi for Kenny Kunene’s new party

Ex-cons Kenny Kunene and Gayton Mackenzie are deadly serious about their Patriotic Alliance.

  • Glynnis Underhill
5 min read