Published in the Sunday Times 05 January 2025 With the proliferation of illegal mining, unregulated street vendors, unregistered doorstep retail outlets, and other signs of functional decay, the urgency of the situation in South Africa cannot be overstated. The continued disregard for laws and systems paints a picture of a [...]

 A new political majority might be in the making in South Africa. Eventually, the character of the majority rule we envisaged will inevitably not last longer and might face a tragic end. The runaway discontent of the last three decades’ political majority is now an existential risk to the anti-apartheid [...]

Busani Ngcaweni wrote about criticism and Love as a rendition to comrades and Comrades. His rendition triggered a rejoinder amplification of its validity by introducing  a dimension of disagreeing respectfully. This is a developing conversation and could trigger other rejoinders. The decision to think about issues is an event. Thinking [...]

 The ANC, its leaders, and alliance partners must accept that there is more to its existential threat than just the new post-May 2024 opposition complex. Some bigger political bullies seek dominion over RSA‘s economy and its theory of change. It might be spending time believing that its sufficient consensus coalition [...]