Makone Maja
Makone Maja is Campaign Manager at the Institute of Race Relations, and a former political analyst at the Centre for Risk Analysis. She is partial to topics in comparative politics and political economy.
Articles By This Author
Bailouts will not save Transnet. Just ask Eskom
In his recent Budget Speech, Minister Enoch Godongwana reinforced the commitment to award Transnet R47 billion in debt guarantees to help bail it out of
You think 800 unemployed doctors is bad? Wait until the NHI bill is passed
South Africa is no stranger to having foreign models of governance thrust onto it without any consideration of its unique circumstances. Among the cut-and-paste models
Explaining employment equity to Shaka Zulu
The epic life of Shaka Zulu resurfaces in the new DStv telenovela, Shaka Ilembe, to smash TV records and remind us of his place in
Phala Phala: President Ramaphosa and Parliament pulled a fast one on us
President Cyril Ramaphosa and Parliament pulled a fast one on us; twice, if you consider the investigation into alleged corruption at Eskom. While the rest
Pyrrhic victory for the DA: A leaf out of their book for the ANC
The DA’s Dr Mpho Phalatse has been reinstated as the Executive Mayor of Johannesburg and whilst the DA is celebrating this as a victory, it