Hermann Pretorius

The American electoral system remains something of an oddity to outside observers – and even some inside participants. Unlike the popular vote, which indicates overall

Is being leader of the DA the most unenviable job in South Africa?  Tony Leon had the unenviable task of not merely opposing Nelson Mandela,

Two days after the GNU in South Africa officially took office, Keir Starmer became the first Labour prime minister in the UK since Gordon Brown.

With the dust starting to settle on the 2024 elections, the ANC plummeting to a historic low of 40% and the DA recovering from 2019

The 2024 election results will be chaotic. With no party in a majority, President Cyril Ramaphosa will probably call for a government of national unity

Rise Mzansi’s manifesto, unveiled on 20 January with ambitions to contest the national and provincial elections, brings a seemingly refreshing perspective to South Africa’s political

When Sébastien de Place, president of the Foreign Trade Advisors for France in South Africa, warned the government last week of the risk to foreign

With the Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) just days away, the government must realise that increasing taxes to fund reckless, wasteful, and inefficient spending would

Civil liberties in South Africa are at grave risk, with police brutality and state violence being commonplace and, seemingly, untamed. It is vital to understand

In about 600 days, South Africans will be voting in the 2024 elections. For the first time since the middle of the twentieth century, just