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Outgoing President Filipe Nyusi’s Frelimo party has held power since independence from Portugal in 1975
Make SA great again: I care enough to keep you accountable Mr President
We have not given up on you yet, Cyril Ramaphosa, but the people need to see real-time decisive action
Mashatile: Government helps municipalities repay debt to Eskom
The deputy president told the National Council of Provinces that the municipal debt relief would be conditional and application-based
Why Trump pleaded not guilty in New York court after historic arrest
The twice-impeached Republican is the first sitting or former American president to be criminally indicted
Roadmap to get public services and infrastructure back on track
As SA’s democracy heads towards 30 years, we need to critically assess what needs to be done differently to become Madiba’s miracle nation
We need a president – woman or man – who cares
Having a woman leader of the country would show a shift in gender equity, but more than that, South Africa needs someone morally unimpeachable who listens to the impoverished
Zondo may miss chief justice cut
The deputy chief justice is said to top Ramaphosa’s list but his position as head of the state capture commission is seen as too politically fraught
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.
Mining industry calls for investment during Indaba
Despite the depressed economic environment, the mining industry contributed billions of rands to the economy last year, and can continue to do so if it focuses on environmental,…
First AstraZeneca-vaccines arrive in South Africa
The first one million AstraZeneca-vaccines were welcomed at OR Tambo International Airport
African leaders are more constrained by democratic rules than you think
The process of institutionalisation may be patchy and uneven. But one thing is clear: Africa is not without functioning institutions
Ramaphosa to look into explosion of VIP protection costs
An IRR report alleges that the budget allocated to VIP Protection Services exploded from R353-million in 2008/2009 to R1.5-billion in 2018/2019.
Hello Mr President: Cyril Ramaphosa elected unopposed
‘Only one candidate has been nominated and it is in order. I declare the Hon. Ramaphosa duly elected as the President of South Africa’
Zuma goes down laughing— at us
Confronting his political death, he cares nought about anyone or the tainted legacy he has bequeathed South Africa
Markets calm over Ramaphosa win— for now
News that Cyril Ramaphosa had been elected ANC president pleased the markets at first, with the rand dollar exchange rate improving