Soft coups, self-coups, and pretend-democracy
Several months ago, something scandalous happened that in substance, if not form, broke a part of South Africa’s constitutional integrity, and yet it became a muted and ordinary part of the news cycle. What does our non-reaction to this event say about our democracy?
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SA’s new terrain since June 30th
We have moved onto new and far more uncertain terrain since June 30th. That’s the date the anti-illegal immigration vigilante group, March and March, imposed as a deadline for foreigners who are here illegally to depart.
South Africa’s cost-of-living squeeze
South Africa’s economic environment is bleak, especially for younger people trying to enter the job market. There is pressure from every direction.
If you don’t do politics, politics will do you
Some people might want to disassociate themselves from the noise of politics, but we can never retire from the consequences of government.
Policy, not lack of maintenance, the reason for SA’s infrastructure crisis – IRR
Behind every dry tap and broken railway is a decision taken in an office, and the cumulative effect of those decisions is weighing heavily on South Africa’s economy.
The tawdry efforts to smear the DA
Rebecca Davis and her colleagues at Daily Maverick sure have it in for the Democratic Alliance. Having exposed no wrongdoing, one has to wonder, why?
It is time to scrap IDAC because it is a constitutional abomination
The good reason for closing down IDAC is not the resignation of its leader and her underwhelming showing at the Madlanga Commission. It is that IDAC is not a constitutionally compliant body and has none of the qualities required of
Zuma the accountant
Hermann Pretorius and Nicholas Lorimer discuss the news that Jacob Zuma is now the Chief Accounting Officer of the MK Party. They also discuss the Daily Maverick’s reporting on the DA and its relationship with Resolve Communications. Lastly, they discuss