Ramaphosa blinks to save budget
In today’s episode, Marius Roodt and Hermann Pretorius take a look at the sacking of the ANC’s Minister of Higher Education and Training; Kenny Kunene
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How does SA’s culture block growth?
South Africa’s mix of insularity, ubiquitous patronage, and much magical thinking blocks economic growth by undermining merit and global integration. A serious national dialogue initiative would unpack how cultural factors influence a country’s prospects. This is not a task that
There is no “media narrative”, mostly
The media is often accused, en bloc, of following a particular narrative. What that narrative might be, and who writes it, varies depending on who you ask. On both sides of the political aisle – if you’ll excuse my resorting
Letter to the Donald from Cyril
President Donald Trump’s letter to his South African counterpart on 7 July reads like something the mob might formally pen if they were in the White House and if, too, they had a sticky keyboard throwing up random capitalisations. President
The problem with Jo’burg is ideology, not Leadership
There is no doubt that the City of Jo’burg is plagued by service disruptions, collapsing infrastructure, high rates of crime and illegal immigration, poor investment, and dwindling economic opportunities. Many attribute this to the current political executive and their leadership,
Did the media learn any lessons from the Wilgenhof drama?
It seems Stellenbosch University (SU) has learned clear lessons from the Wilgenhof drama. The drama kept the university busy for over a year and the new rector, Prof Deresh Ramjugernath, has made some very sober comments. But, with the current
PIC lends corruption accused Day Break Foods more money
Anlu Keeve, Marius Roodt, and Makone Maja probe South Africa’s grim growth outlook, youth unemployment rates and debt-burdened workers. They also react to the Public Investment Corporation (PIC) lending more money to Day Break Foods which is under criminal investigation
Special envoy to nowhere, doing nothing
The DA claims SA’s special envoy to Washington is not welcome in the US. Snippy spokespuppets respond by saying mind your own business. It was always going to come to this. In February, Donald Trump cut aid to South Africa,
The Great South African Scam
The best way to deal with scammers is to torture them emotionally. When a message lands in my social media inbox from an “Angel Hernandez” accompanied by a picture of a young woman sipping coffee with a small dog on