Asked in a Sunday Times interview if South Africa was ready for a white president, Pieter Groenewald, the leader of the Freedom Front Plus, retorted with an emphatic “No, we are too close to apartheid still”. He said, “It would be difficult to convince traditional ANC voters to ditch the [...]

South Africa witnessed the filling of its largest stadium, the Calabash, at the instance of celebrating ten years of the Economic Freedom Front led by Julius Malema. Decorated as the former President of COSAS and ANCYL, Julius is by far one of the most seasoned leaders of his generation and [...]

In Politics, the concept Establishment “describes the dominant social group, the élite, who control a polity, an organisation, or an institution. In the praxis of power, The Establishment usually is a self-selecting, closed élite entrenched within specific institutions; hence, a relatively small social class can exercise all socio-political control”. Suppose you thought South Africa does not [...]

In a democracy defined by a written Constitution with a clear distinction of authorities as a function of the separation of powers, the contest for political power can easily default on personalities than the actual demands the Constitution imposes on the leadership function. South Africa is facing an election where [...]