South Africa cannot defeat organised crime while its institutions plan, budget and act in silos. Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi’s intervention in Parliament should be read as more than another dramatic episode in the crisis engulfing the criminal justice system. Beneath the allegations, institutional rivalries and political contestation lies a deeper warning: [...]

Celebrated habits become consequential values of society; youth is forever in a quest to be adults, albeit reluctantly Africans have always known that a serious lesson travels better when it is disguised as a story. A proverb enters the room smiling, sits down quietly and, before anyone notices, has disciplined [...]

The argument or discourse over Eskom’s structure is not merely about efficiency, competition or balance sheets. It is about whether an African state can retain the knowledge, institutional memory and strategic capacity required to govern the commanding heights of its economy in the public interest. Introduction The restructuring of Eskom [...]

Moving the grid between state entities is not privatisation. The real test is whether accountability moves with it. The argument over Eskom’s unbundling is being framed too narrowly. Eskom chair Mteto Nyati is right to insist that the financial and lender implications of transferring the transmission grid must be handled [...]