The puzzling question about South Africa's construction of a government of national unity is: if the DA evolved into an opposition juggernaut it has become through competition for political hegemony with the ANC, will it ever be able to cooperate with it? With a 22% minority vote, the DA's hegemonic [...]
This was published in the Business Day 26 June 2020South Africa is entering an intensive phase of coalition government. A lot that should be reset must be foregrounded. Public Service reform must take advantage of this policy boom cycle. Electoral majority governing partyism choked reforms that could have moved the [...]
This was published in TimeLive on 22 June 2024Since the groundbreaking announcement by Jacob Zuma that he will be spearheading the MK Party's campaign in the 2024 elections, South African politics have taken a dramatic turn. The well-oiled propaganda machine, which had already settled on a consensus about the election's [...]
This was published on Sunday Times 23 June 2024The inauguration of President Ramaphosa as head of state for the 7th Administration is not just a change in leadership but a significant shift in South African politics. It marks a decisive departure from the past thirty years of an absolute majority [...]
Published in the Sunday Times on 23 June 2024The inauguration of President Ramaphosa as head of state for the 7th Administration is not just a change in leadership, but a significant shift in South African politics. It marks a decisive departure from the past thirty years of an absolute majority [...]
What sets businesspeople apart is their remarkable skill in transforming anything or anyone into a marketable entity. They establish the terms of trade, the shelf-life, and the 'sell and use by date '. Their approach to all relationships, be they human or otherwise, mirrors that of investment bankers. The return [...]
Historical events, especially destiny-defining ones, tend to yield unintended consequences. History is a collection of human decisions, actions, and reactions, more acutely their impact on society, politics, and economics. The outcome of the 2024 elections has put us in a new post-something. While we are still in a post-apartheid context, [...]
The seventh administration will go on to history as the culmination of a convergence of the political, constitutional, democratic, economic, and judicial order in the Republic of South Africa. Dubbed the most consequential elections since 1994, it has foregrounded several interests, including the bursting to the centre of ethnic, racial, [...]
This was published in TimesLive on 10th June 2024. The 2024 National and Provincial elections, a pivotal moment in South African politics, have concluded. The process of forming a government is now in motion and hinges on the configurations of coalitions and the confidence-in-supply arrangements. In their collective wisdom, the voters [...]
Published in the Sunday Times on 18 June 2024The less discussed and often debated matter about African liberation movements is the intricate nature of their nationalism post-liberation. In the case of South Africa, the struggle against apartheid was a pivotal moment in the nation's history, and the significance of post-liberation [...]
