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

South Africa’s municipal crisis is worsening, but there is hope that with greater citizen involvement and new political blood, matters could be partially reversed.  The

The United States is kindling a new Cold War across Africa, aimed against Russia. It might only succeed at driving African countries further into the

Amid the noise and fury around the theft of President Ramaphosa’s forex, the sacking of the Public Protector and the arrest of the Gupta brothers

Horrible memories of the terrible events of 1972 came back to me when I heard about the plans of Boris Johnson, the British Prime Minister,