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9/12: How Zuma was forced to re-appoint Gordhan as finance minister

2018-11-20 12:21

The removal of Nhlanhla Nene by Jacob Zuma illustrated the extent to which the Treasury had become a target for capture and how determined its enemies were to breach its defences.

Gordhan and the theatre of the dishonest

2018-11-19 20:23

After Monday's proceedings at the judicial commission of inquiry into state capture concluded, the paths of some of the main protagonists involved in the disaster that was capture crossed at the exit door.

DA propaganda is straight out EFF rulebook

2018-11-20 08:27

Despite his shortcomings, in the political reality of today, our best chance to see populism and corruption countered is an election victory for Cyril Ramaphosa and the ANC, writes Max du Preez.

Wandile Sihlobo: Dagga belt could bring high returns for horticulture

2018-11-20 06:35

The Eastern Cape's 'dagga belt' has high unemployment and underused land. It could be ideal for cannabis production, boosting horticulture, saysWandile Sihlobo.

The need for memorialisation in South Africa

2018-11-19 20:00

History shouldn't be about an extraordinary or important event but of everything that had happened and was not documented, writes Caroline Hlekiso.

De Lille's new party: Disgruntlement or real democracy?

2018-11-19 12:22

While Patricia de Lille may well carve out a place for herself in a parliamentary seat, she is likely to remain on the periphery of the larger political shifts and changes in the country, writes Daniel Silke.

 
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Across Boundaries: Vosloo's open-mindedness tends to pragmatism, not principle

2018-11-20 08:47

While Ton Vosloo makes vast overstatements, such as that "the newspapers of the Press always offered dissenting voices the opportunity to be heard", his overall case is convincing, writes Christi van der Westhuizen.

Lessons for South Africa's SOEs from other African countries

2018-11-20 06:00

Since independence many failing African SOEs have been bailed out by governments without introducing non-patronage-based competent management with devastating effects, writes William Gumede.

READ: Gordhan's full statement on capture, Zuma and the Guptas

2018-11-19 14:56

Read Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan full testimony to the judicial commission of inquiry into state capture in Johannesburg.

Land: Does the will of the majority trump the spirit of the Constitution?

2018-11-19 09:04

The main problem that arises in the current expropriation matter is that there are those who believe that the will of the majority at any point in time trumps the Constitution, writes Ralph Mathekga.

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Bosasa is the ANC's heart of darkness

2018-11-19 08:11

The fact that Ramaphosa's campaign managers and fundraisers thought it was okay to accept a donation from a company that so obviously makes its money from dirty tenders is alarming, writes Adriaan Basson.

The DA remains in denial about race

2018-11-18 10:00

In refusing to even acknowledge, never mind address, serious examples of racism and double standards, the party actively chose to endorse racism and resist transformation, writes Shaun August.

Steinheist: The 'buying group' swindle

2018-11-18 06:00

Perhaps the most audacious swindle that Markus Jooste pulled off was convincing his directors that he was part of a massive "buying group" that swung rebates for the company, writes Rob Rose.

Jump or be pushed: The wave of the new dawn

2018-11-18 06:00

Ministers resigning of their own accord in the name of preserving the new dawn is a positive affirmation of what Ramaphosa is working hard to instil in government and in the ANC, writes Calvin Motlau.

Counting the contribution of hunting to South Africa's economy

2018-11-17 07:11

The research found that hunters (consumptive wildlife tourist) spend double and more the amount than non-consumptive wildlife tourists.

The qualities we want in the new NPA boss

2018-11-16 05:00

Given the present list of NDPP candidates, what should be the criteria for the job, asks Serjeant at the Bar.

Why changing the Constitution won't solve the land problem

2018-11-15 13:05

There is a big problem with the government’s thinking behind land reform. It’s rooted in a Western, colonial mindset that’s totally out of step with how many would-be beneficiaries understand land, writes Simon Hull.

NDPP panel committed to find a unicorn

2018-11-15 07:42

The panel that has been meeting at the Union Buildings to interview candidates for the position of National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP) is looking for a unicorn, writes Mandy Wiener.

Turn yourself in to the Zondo commission and come clean, Mr President

2018-11-15 05:00

Please, Mr President, do the right thing by your country. Volunteer your testimony before the commission without being summoned. Turn yourself in and come clean, writes Mmusi Maimane.

Hogan's evidence a siren call to Zuma

2018-11-14 09:20

The most disturbing revelation of Barbara Hogan's testimony during her second day at the Zondo commission must have been how Jacob Zuma blatantly interfered in the operations of Eskom, writes Pieter du Toit.

Excelsior! Stan Lee's death reminds us we need his superheroes more than ever

2018-11-14 06:00

What Stan Lee's death most leads us to reflect upon is how desperate we are in this day and age for saviours, for heroes to come to the rescue and for good to triumph over evil, writes Mandy Wiener.

Only unpopular decisions will lead SA out of Zuma ruins

2018-11-13 08:28

Unemployment and inequality feed populism and ethnic nationalism, but instant solutions and socialist dreams can only make it worse in the longer term, writes Max du Preez.

IRP 2018: Too little, too slowly for energy transition?

2018-11-13 14:28

There are still strategic concerns around the proposed IRP 2018, write Prabhat Upadhyaya & Louise Scholtz of WWF South Africa.

White parents must rub their apartheid dust off and introspect

2018-11-13 06:47

The apartheid ghosts hover over our schools and the parents indoctrinated by their own schooling hold tight to their symbols and traditions, writes Heidi Villa-Vicencio.

The resurrection of Winnie Mandela: 'You have always been a leader, and a brave sort of woman'

2018-11-12 09:26

You are a banned person and so you cannot stay in the city past a certain hour. Even if your husband has just been sentenced to life in prison, the petty rules are the petty rules.

Blowing South Africans' one chance to warn against a constitutional amendment on land

2018-11-19 09:44

Depending on the scale of expropriation without compensation, the economic impact could be disastrous, writes Anthea Jeffery.

Sunshine is the best antiseptic – NDPP interviews an inquiry into NPA capture

2018-11-18 08:00

Over three days of gruelling interviews of candidates to run the prosecuting authority this week, the process seemed more like an inquiry into the state of the NPA than an interview for a director, writes Mandy Wiener.

The DA dilemma: Looking two ways at once

2018-11-18 06:00

Every time the DA calls for the ANC to be brought under the 50% mark, it probably terrifies more of the party's traditional supporters than advances the party in new constituencies, writes Tony Leon.

Who will be the new NPA boss? Here are our top picks for NDPP

2018-11-17 12:03

After listening to the NDPP candidate interviews this week, here are our top picks for the new boss of the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA).

State capture: Who will go to jail first?

2018-11-16 06:00

The country is waiting with bated breath for a new prosecutions chief to indict the state capturers. Why is it up to one person to force the NPA to do what they are constitutionally obliged to do, asks Adriaan Basson.

Why the NPA must act now on revelations to Zondo commission

2018-11-16 06:00

Instituting a series of prosecutions sooner rather than later will deal a powerful blow to impunity, signalling that nobody is above the law, writes Penelope Andrews.

Nene, Gigaba's departure puts public morality back into political leadership

2018-11-15 09:20

Under Jacob Zuma political power wasn't real unless stripped of its moral component. The resignation of Malusi Gigaba and Nhlanhla Nene could signal a departure from that era, writes Mpumelelo Mkhabela.

On the 'One settler, one bullet' incident at UCT

2018-11-15 06:00

The Mlandu incident perhaps, if read closely, reveals to us whose libidinal economy matters in this country; whose feelings of pain and pleasure matter, writes Mcebo Dlamini.

Gigaba - a flashy career gone up in flames

2018-11-13 20:21

His rise was steady and sure and his demise inevitable and public. That's what happens when you mix with the wrong crowd.

From Trump to Mboweni, it's hands off the media!

2018-11-14 08:23

Politicians need to make peace with the fact that journalists cannot and must not report only about the good and nice side of politicians and politics, writes Melanie Verwoerd.

Rustenburg Girls: Stereotyping in schools undermines our performance

2018-11-13 10:11

The tragic dismissal of Nozipho Mthembu from Rustenburg Girls' Junior School is a mirror in our face, writes Mamphela Ramphele.

Hogan shows Zuma, ANC ran government like a mafia ring

2018-11-12 20:18

Barbara Hogan's testimony on Monday at the Zondo commission skewered former president Jacob Zuma and put the ANC firmly at the centre of the state capture project (again), writes Pieter du Toit.

Aug San Suu Kyi betrayed the values she once stood for

2018-11-13 08:57

Aung San Suu Kyi's administration has failed to repeal repressive laws – including some of the same laws which were used to detain her and others campaigning for democracy and human rights, writes Shenilla Mohamed.

Inside the Jet Airways deal

2018-11-12 11:06

Enemy of the People is the first definitive account of Zuma’s catastrophic misrule, offering eyewitness descriptions and cogent analysis of how South Africa was brought to its knees – and how a people fought back.

Voters will have to look to Ramaphosa as brand ANC suffers

2018-11-12 08:54

Cyril Ramaphosa's presidency shows that we might as well shift towards the presidential system in the country because the current electoral system is not working, even for the ANC, writes Ralph Mathekga.

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