While pitting constitutional democracies and capitalism against Marxist-inspired ideologies, the last Cold War slowed South Africa’s political transition. Today’s version, about authoritarianism versus representative forms

Thinking back on watching Oprah Winfrey’s controversial interview with ‘Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’ – as her website named them – something that has stuck

It is approximately 680 days until the 2024 national and provincial elections, elections that will be unlike anything we’ve seen: an election in which the

Gautrain is a great success and a dismal failure, and a perfect example of the problems of public transport. In April I wrote a glowing

The ANC used to stand astride South Africa like a colossus. At its zenith in the late 1990s and early 2000s, it was easily the

One of the more curious conduits was Iqbal Survé, best known for his control of the Independent Newspapers stable, and his Sekunjalo, best known for

It comes up every so often, repeated like a national liturgy: South Africa has good policies, but poor implementation. The latest high-profile personality to make

Minister Fix Fokol has done nothing to resolve the inability of the National Public Transport Regulator to issue tour vehicle operating licences. Now he plans

This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. 17th June 1885 – The Statue of Liberty arrives in New York

It’s a lazy cliché that South Africa is a divided society, when in reality there are many things that unite us. Unfortunately, some of the