No Ramaphosa/Mbeki standoff around national dialogue, says Mbalula
ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula has dismissed the notion that there are tensions between former head of state Thabo Mbeki and President Cyril Ramaphosa
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Trump’s white genocide claims about South Africa have deep roots in American history
Trump’s claims of a white genocide happening in South Africa have been debunked by fact-checkers. But this is still the rationale for bringing white South African people to the US as refugees.
South Africa needs a fresh start, says new book: but does the argument hold up?
A new book argues that South Africa should ‘start again’, but the reviewer says it doesn’t make a strong case.
A South African politician ends up homeless in Nthikeng Mohlele’s spicy new novel – but is it any good?
Nthikeng Mohlele is a unique voice in South African literature. Revolutionaries’ House is his most political work so far, but far from his best.
South Africa’s unity government could see a continuation of the ANC’s political dominance – and hurt the DA
The ANC leads the unity government. If it leads South Africa back to happier times, that is most likely to benefit the ANC, rather than the DA.
Cyril Ramaphosa’s leadership style didn’t impress voters – but seeking consensus may be what South Africa’s unity government needs
Following Jacob Zuma’s tenure, during which corruption became endemic, tarnishing the ANC, Cyril Ramaphosa was touted as the party’s saviour. But he failed to impress.
South Africa election: ANC’s lost majority ushers in a new era of coalition politics
Having dominated South Africa’s political landscape for 30 years, the ANC now faces having to do a deal with its rivals.
South Africans go to the polls to choose a new government: what’s different this time
The growing loss of support for the governing ANC raises the possibility of South Africa having its first national coalition government since 1994.
South Africa elections: Zuma’s MK Party has hit the campaign trail with provocative rhetoric and few clear policies
Opinion polls show that the uMkhonto weSizwe party enjoys significant support in KwaZulu-Natal, Jacob Zuma’s home province.
South Africa elections: Zuma’s MK Party steals the ANC’s thunder with provocative rhetoric and few clear policies
Zuma’s uMkhonto weSizwe is now the largest party in KwaZulu-Natal and the fourth biggest nationally.
Jacob Zuma, the monster South Africa’s ruling ANC created, continues to haunt it
The ANC tied itself in knots defending Zuma’s destructive bad behaviour in the past. Acting against him now would require it to own up to its sins.
South Africa’s ruling party is performing dismally, but a flawed opposition keeps it in power
Dissatisfied ANC voters were much more likely to switch their votes if they held positive views of an opposition party. However, the problem for the opposition is that few people held these views.
Namibia and South Africa’s ruling parties share a heroic history – but their 2024 electoral prospects look weak
How Swapo and the ANC respond to any further decline in electoral support will define the future of democracy in both countries.
South Africans are fed up with their prospects, and their democracy, according to latest social attitudes survey
A threshold has been crossed, with a pessimistic outlook becoming more dominant than an optimistic one.
Paul Mashatile, South Africa’s new deputy president, has a critical task: to bring back a sense of stability
Mashatile could be the new broom that sweeps clean. Ramaphosa’s apparent confidence in him suggests that he has some latitude to do so.
God and politics in South Africa: the ruling ANC’s winning strategy
Perhaps the combination of religious rhetoric and secular laws is a winning electoral strategy.
Paul Mashatile is set to become South Africa’s deputy president: what he brings to the table
The veteran liberation struggle activist brings gravitas to every position he occupies.
South Africa has a new deputy president in Paul Mashatile: what he brings to the table
The veteran liberation struggle activist brings gravitas to every position he occupies.
Non-racial South Africa: book shows debate on nation building is still relevant today
Mzala’s distinctive intellectual contribution combined a sophisticated grasp of revolutionary theory with the reality of ethnic nationalism.
ANC in crisis: South Africa’s governing party is fighting to stay relevant – 5 essential reads
The country’s long-dominant party has been losing support in elections.
South Africa’s President Ramaphosa could be impeached – 3 essential reads on the Phala Phala scandal
The impeachment process could derail Ramaphosa’s political career and seriously hurt the governing ANC’s electoral prospects in 2024.