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In his budget speech next week, the Minister of Finance will detail the measures that government will undertake to assist Eskom to stabilise its finances. It represents a significant commitment at a time when public finances are severely constrained.  As political parties and as leaders, we must desist from statements that demean or insult […]

We are a State of big promises. We’re a State of Commissions, Task Teams and Road Shows for every possible problem. But when it comes to actually doing things, we are a State of No Action. 12 February 2019 Speech delivered by Democratic Alliance (DA) Leader, Mmusi Maimane, at the Joint Sitting Debate on the President’s […]

Suellen Shay, Professor, University of Cape Town South African President Cyril Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation Address, delivered in Cape Town on February 7, has attracted a fair amount of praise. But while the speech scored an A for its vision and plan for economic renewal, it scored an F for education. If the amount […]

Roger Southall, Professor of Sociology, University of the Witwatersrand South Africans have been held spellbound by the torrent of evidence of corruption emerging from two parallel commissions of inquiry – into state capture, and the fitness to hold office of two senior officials of the National Prosecuting Authority. These strengthen perceptions that South Africa under […]