Mangaung a bit of a damp squib, but not uninteresting

 

• The Mangaung conference of the African National Congress (ANC) has come and gone. Will the lot of the ordinary South African be better or...

   

   

 

 

Role of factionalism in lead-up to Mangaung

 

• Essop Pahad, an African National Congress (ANC) luminary and former Minister in the Presidency during the reign of Thabo Mbeki, says that all...

   

   

 

 

Time for a rethink on how political leadership is chosen if SA is to prosper

 

• Over the past few months South Africa’s economy has taken several knocks as a result of wildcat and violent labour strikes, capital outflow...

   

   

 

 

Motlanthe reticence pointing to Zuma re-election at Mangaung

 

• We are now a month away from the Mangaung national conference of the African National Congress (ANC) and, at the time of writing, it is still...

   

   

 

 

Race for ANC top job set to excite popular imagination

 

• The African National Congress (ANC) leadership nomination process is finally upon us. Members of the ANC have until November 26 to nominate...

   

   

 

 

The Deeper Implications of Widespread Lawlessness in South Africa

 

• Over the last few years South Africa has increasingly found itself in the grip of widespread lawlessness that manifests itself in many ways....