Sindile Vabaza

“You don’t play politics with the economy…….An opposition which acts in a way that makes every step forward more painful than it needs to be

The idea of a United States of Africa has been around since the days of Marcus Garvey’s 1924 poem “Hail, United States of Africa”, an

Commentator and analyst Moeletsi Mbeki contends that South Africa’s fundamental problem is a crisis of governance which undergirds every other crisis afflicting the country. This

In short, no. But it is understandable why there is a pervasive feeling of failure within this country, which is largely due to the abysmal

Much has been written about whether or not South Africa is a failed state, given its crumbling infrastructure, bankrupted and corrupt municipalities, weak economic growth

While the City of Cape Town deserves many plaudits for being a beautiful, functional and well-run city compared with every other major metro in South

As another Johannesburg mayor, Mpho Phalatse, was ousted last week, there were heated accusations among coalition partners. Accompanying this vitriol were open letters and a

Although it is famous among middle-class tourists for its exquisite beaches, life in the OR Tambo district municipality in the former Transkei is far from

What happens in 2024 matters. To tell the story of South Africa is to tell the story of psycho-social and socio-economic misery wrought on this

Over the past few years, South Africa has struggled under conditions of weak growth, rising unemployment and mounting public debt. Even before the Covid-19 pandemic,