When reality sets in, history compels men and women to react thoughtfully. Leaders in crisis face a pivotal moment that will shape their legacy. Like falling off a cliff, once you begin to descend, the ensuing narrative will revolve around how you landed or were crushed upon impact. Only your [...]
The ANC, a resilient entity, has weathered 113 years of existence. It has triumphed over British Colonialism, apartheid, the homeland system, and the Cold War's hottest moments. Despite facing assassinations, detentions without trial, long prison terms, and economic marginalisation, it has persevered as an organisation and movement. The ANC has [...]
Economic reform, inclusivity, and transformation are the most frequently bandied concepts to articulate the solution to RSA's economic justice woes. While these might suit the demands of politically correct rhetoric or nomenclature, they are not the real problem behind the economic justice challenges of RSA. The real challenges are the [...]
Previous State of the Nation Addresses over the past fifteen years have been reports on what the government, mainly the National executive, has been doing to contribute to South Africa's performance. This has come across as being mechanical. Ignored often is that in RSA, the significant progress issue to be [...]
This was published in TimesLive on 05 February 2025Since his election as President of a Government of National Unity (GNU)-governed South Africa, President Cyril Ramaphosa will face his first State of the Nation Address (SONA). This triggers an opportunity to reflect on the direction an otherwise fragile GNU coalition will present to [...]
Dr FM Lucky Mathebula Throughout history, the US has consistently exerted its influence on other democracies, employing a range of strategies from soft power, where it asserts ideational superiority, to hard power, where it dictates policy options through it hard power. This pattern of behaviour underscores the extent to which the [...]
TimeLive 29 January 2025South Africa is entering an age of post-liberation rhetoric and politics, a bewildering new phase that necessitates adaptive leadership. A political party's unique value proposition will determine the patterns of voter attraction strategies, ushering in a future of hope and inspiration. The age of post-liberation rhetoric politics [...]
South Africa's history is a tale of profound injustice, often untold. It's a narrative of state-sponsored land confiscation from Indigenous people, a story of wars fought over land dispossession and its defence. The basis of commerce is the state's use of land as a resource for development, which was unjustly [...]
1. This year is the 70th Anniversary of the Congress of the People, which posited one of the permanent visions about South Africa: the Freedom Charter, "the cornerstone of the RSA Constitution." 2. The government's posture and approach are to implement the Constitution, including what instructed its existence. Fundamental [...]
Published in TimesLive of 15 January 2025At his Reconciliation Day speech on 16 December 2024, President Ramaphosa announced that the National Dialogue would be held in 2025. He would appoint a panel of eminent persons and a steering committee to facilitate its realisation. In its annual 08 January 2025 Statement, [...]
