The mainstream South African establishment, including some internal to the ANC, views the ANC’s permanent ‘we are in a revolution’ rhetoric as not being in step with what should genuinely be RSA’s national interest. The ANC is inarguably the nexus of RSA politics, when it sneezes a lot catches cold. [...]

This was published in TimesLive on 11 September 2024 under the same tile.  Whenever there is a discourse about the ‘outstanding’ aspects of the liberation struggle, there is a tendency to view South Africa from a presumption of a liberation struggle that was fought, won, and ended with a treaty. [...]

The greatest conundrum for a movement that masterminded the RSA political settlement is reconciling its centrist, absolute power-dependent perspective of government with the emerging and disruptive multiparty and coalition government-based democracy. The leadership instability that comes with losing absolute power to govern runs through the entire organisation’s rubric. The internal [...]

Historical analogies serve as guiding lights for individuals and nations during times of uncertainty. South Africa, currently navigating a significant phase of political uncertainty, is no exception. Its leaders and thinkers have drawn parallels from its past, finding comfort in how the nation has reacted and adapted under similar circumstances. [...]