Aubrey Matshiqi - Political Insight
First salvos fired in ANC leadership battles 
By: Aubrey Matshiqi 17th October 2014 The elective national conference of the African National Congress (ANC) is still three years away but, if the deliberations at the Gauteng... →
Spy tapes ruling opens Pandora’s box
By: Aubrey Matshiqi 12th September 2014 Democratic alliance (DA) leader Helen Zille, in response to the decision of the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) to grant the party access to the... →
The EFF's dual character
By: Aubrey Matshiqi 6th August 2014 Where do the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) come from, and where are they going? In the lead-up to the 1949 national conference of the African... →
SA on brink of economic crisis despite assurances
By: Aubrey Matshiqi 11th July 2014 Is the South African economy on the brink of disaster? Or, to put it differently, is South Africa itself on the brink of disaster? Last month,... →
SA should elect a future that foregrounds the greater good
By: Aubrey Matshiqi 17th June 2014 As they usually say after an election, the people have spoken. The question is: What did they say? In my estimation, what we understood them to be... →
SA should elect a future that foregrounds the greater good
By: Aubrey Matshiqi 10th June 2014 As they usually say after an election, the people have spoken. The question is: What did they say? In my estimation, what we understood them to be... →
Reflections on 2014 elections
By: Aubrey Matshiqi 23rd May 2014 The 2014 general election is, in terms of the results, most probably the most interesting to decode since the advent of democracy in 1994. While... →
Moral, ethical issues not major issues for ANC voters despite Nkandlagate
By: Aubrey Matshiqi 22nd April 2014 There is no issue or factor that, on its own, will determine whether the African National Congress (ANC) gains or loses support in the May... →
Promises, promises . . .
By: Aubrey Matshiqi 13th March 2014 Critical and strategic national conversations seldom occur during an election year, and this year is not going to be an exception. As evidenced by... →
DA-Agang fiasco damaged opposition politics
By: Aubrey Matshiqi 14th February 2014 The United Party was the ruling party of South Africa from 1934 to 1948, when the National Party came to power. The National Party was in power for... →
