Before the 16 December 2024 announcement by Jacob Zuma, it seemed as if the vision of having a South Africa governed by a funded consensus was on track. There was an implicit understanding that a coalition of the ANC and the DA would be the political silver bullet to the [...]

 As South Africa's political parties intensify their election campaigns and the prospect of a less than 50% performance by any of them is inevitable, the unfolding debate is whether we need a GNU or pure coalition government. A coalition government would mean a majority of minorities with less political legitimacy, [...]

 South Africa has always had a competitive soccer style, brand, or genre. South African players' capabilities have been a victim of how they are harnessed into a national asset for a while. The Premier League remains the most rated and best in the African continent. It competes with the top [...]

The existence of any illegal market or context where favours are exchanged for protection at any cost is a precondition for all forms of mafia-ism to develop and thrive in any society. As legitimacy to lead society and merit as criteria to be appointed to positions or provide services started [...]

THIS WAS PUBLISHED IN THE SUNDAY TIMES OF 28 JANUARY 2024The governing party's response towards the formation of the MK Party has thus far made it play into the hands of its most threatening adversary since 1994. The post-January 08 activities to counter the growing support of MK have come [...]

Published on the Sunday Times 23 January 2024When Jacob Zuma announced his decision to campaign for the MK Party actively, South Africa's political order started fretting about the implications. The ANC's unusual response indicated that the decision caught them off guard. While the opposition complex was expected to be exited [...]

Published in the Sunday Times on 16 January 2024With Jacob Zuma's decision to openly campaign for the MK Party and not the ANC, of which he is still a member, an intense debate about whether or not to put him through the disciplinary process has engulfed the governing party. Some [...]

The Israeli response to South Africa's rendition at the International Court of Justice reveals the depth of crisis in the State of Israel regarding how it deals with its Palestinian reality. How Israel put the best foot forward and attitude towards Palestinian lives demonstrated the dramatic manifestation of the systemic [...]

What has been difficult for the dominated global South to express its discontent regarding the plight of the Palestinian people has, at last, found a voice through South Africa’s courage to take on its arch-enemy, apartheid. Gaza striped pyjamas were gradually becoming an accepted fashion to the extent that it [...]

THIS PIECE WAS PUBLISHED IN THE SUNDAY TIMES OF 07 JANUARY 2024 UNDER THE HEADLINE "MK PARTY COULD TURN ZUMA INTO A NEW BUTHELEZI". THIS IS THE UNEDITED VERSIONOne of the famous quotes by Chief Mangosuthu Buthelezi was, 'So long as the Zulu people are here, clearly, I will still [...]