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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.
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To BEE or not to BEE
- By Makone Maja
- . Jul 11, 2024
To BEE or not to BEE. That is one of the many prevailing questions, as the government of national unity (GNU) comes into power and
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Bailouts will not save Transnet. Just ask Eskom
- By Makone Maja
- . Feb 26, 2024
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
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You think 800 unemployed doctors is bad? Wait until the NHI bill is passed
- By Makone Maja
- . Feb 10, 2024
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
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Explaining employment equity to Shaka Zulu
- By Makone Maja
- . Sep 16, 2023
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
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Phala Phala: President Ramaphosa and Parliament pulled a fast one on us
- By Makone Maja
- . Jun 17, 2023
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
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Pyrrhic victory for the DA: A leaf out of their book for the ANC
- By Makone Maja
- . Oct 27, 2022
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