There are questions that South Africans find difficult to answer about their politics. The most crucial question is whether the country has arrived at a post-ANC governing party state. South Africa’s constitutional order is paraded, legitimately so, as one of the best in the world. As an order, it has [...]
Thus far, the chief purpose of a liberation struggle has been to free those on whose behalf it is waged. Now that this has been an elusive end in many ways for post-colonial states, from now on, the chief purpose of those living in post-liberation democracies should be to re-liberate [...]
When two former ANCYL presidents, with a combined experience of over 60 person-years as national leaders, call for the NEC, of which they are members, to resign, it is a seismic event. This signifies a monumental shift within the NEC, which we might see the full extent of at the [...]
The increasing dysfunctions, the collapse of public infrastructure in most parts of Johannesburg CBD, and the erosion of lawfulness as a civic responsibility in South Africa’s economic capital demand a political response. Leadership is identified as the most crucial factor in revitalising the city. It requires a leader who can [...]
This was published in TimesLive on 08 August 2025The poet Khalil Gibran writes, "Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of Life’s longing for itself. They come through you but not from you, and though they belong with you, they belong not to you". This [...]
Published in TimesLive on 30 July 2025 as South Africa, are we informed?South Africa faces a difficult decision due to a series of demands from US President Donald Trump to restore RSA-US trade relations. The conditions set by the US challenge the core principles of the dominant post-apartheid transformation paradigm, [...]
The relationship between the dominant political force in the GNU, the ANC, and civil society, including its alliance partner, the SACP, is at an all-time low. This disconnect underscores the urgent need for better communication and understanding. Without fail, the ANC is manoeuvring itself into a corner. It might not [...]
When the correctness of your policy eats your votesElection winning has become the most important path to winning the ultimate prize of politics, state power, in multiparty democracies. What attracts voters to a particular party is the new vector of political power definition, irrespective of the broader normative implications to [...]
Smaller political parties, with the potential to earn between 10 and 15% of the vote, are set to play a crucial role in shaping the new majority. Those with 20% and above will have the power to influence the cadence of coalition arrangements, empowering them to shape the future of [...]
This was published in TimesLive on 17 July 2025The General Mkhwanazi press conference will be remembered as a pivotal moment when the silence surrounding the experiences of appointed officials at the hands of elected officials was broken. The relationship between elected and appointed officials is fundamental to making democracy work and ensuring [...]
