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Linda van Tilburg Paul Hoffman says there is little doubt that “rampant corruption is destructive to the point it has the potential to make South Africa fail as a state.”
The EFF is positioning itself as king-maker in this year’s general election, promising to nationalise all land, banks and mines and double welfare payouts in its bid to lure voters and ensure the ruling ANC loses its majority.
For decades now, GDP has been the standard measure of a nation’s well-being. But it is becoming clear that an economic boost may not be accompanied by a rise in individual happiness.
Appointed in late 2018, Shamila Batohi jetted back from her job this week as a senior legal adviser at The Hague to the International Criminal Court into an institution with “lots of shit”.
Tony Weaver writes, a more influential message at Davos was that the world is in “very, very deep trouble” with regard to climate change.
Martin van Staden says South Africa should follow the principles of the Constitution of human rights, freedom and rule of law in its foreign policy.
The PIC would be better off without the country’s deputy finance minister chairing its board because it inadvertently exposes the continent’s biggest money manager to the perception of political interference.
Another 700,000 people have been added to the voters role in South Africa during the final registration weekend and more than 80% were under the age of 30.
Just when South Africa’s ruling party thought it was on the way to rebuilding its image before this year’s election, along came Angelo Agrizzi.
Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa is being defied by members of his ruling party who are orchestrating a violent crackdown after demonstrations this month, government and military officials said.