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Brics and the wider multipolar shift have opened a new political field in world affairs. Photo: Ricardo Stuckert / PR

Brics, the GNU and the erasure of African consciousness

The judiciary and legal academy entrenched the same exclusion. They protected the existing order through property law, constitutional abstraction and procedural sanctity. They elevated form above the history of conquest. They treated settler possession as the legal present and African dispossession as historical background

The government of national unity (GNU) has already shown resilience despite moments of tension.  Photo: Parliament of the Republic of South Africa

How the DA’s grand-standing may undermine GNU coherence

The DA’s growing tendency to publicly frame the successes of the Government of National Unity (GNU) as primarily its own achievement undermines the basic principles, protocol and discipline of government communication

No more heckling: Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen, who has just stepped down as DA leader, says he
leaves the party in better shape than he found it. Their duty now is to help build South Africa, not scream at
other parties. Photo: Supplied

Leaving is never easy but look at us now

Not long ago, it was unthinkable that the leader of the DA would ever walk up the steps to the Union Buildings

The cabinet score cards show persistent underperformance

The president should address this

Joburg mayor Dada Morero, alongside MMC Jack Sekwaila is addressing the ongoing water challenges facing Johannesburg in a media briefing at the Brixton Reservoir.

Editorial: Taps – and residents’ patience – run dry

As President Cyril Ramaphosa prepared to present his State of the Nation address (Sona) on Thursday, his second in the government of national unity (GNU), residents of some suburbs across Joburg were protesting about the lack of water.   The crisis has left no one untouched. Businesses, forced to shut their doors as the crisis deepens, […]

Will he? Will he not? Soccer boss Dr Patrice Motsepe is touted as the man to save the ANC, amid concerns about the party’s declining popularity and challenges facing the Cyril
Ramaphosa administration.

Motsepe, the Crown Prince?

Supporters argue that Motsepe possesses the skills and experience to lead the ANC and South Africa. His potential presidency is expected to strengthen relations with the United States, create jobs and reduce unemployment

JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA – MAY 25: President of the ruling African National Congress (ANC) and South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa speaks to supporters during the ANC Siyanqoba Rally held at FNB Stadium on May 25, 2024 in Johannesburg, South Africa. South Africa’s national and provincial elections will be held on 29 May 2024 to elect a new National Assembly and provincial legislature in each of the nine provinces.  (Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images)

Preferential procurement politics: Battle lines drawn between the ANC and DA

A few weeks ago, President Cyril Ramaphosa passed into law the public procurement bill, ushering in a new era for South Africa’s procurement landscape.