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Douglas Gibson – 12 June 2019 Can South Africa afford Ace Magashule? Can the ANC afford a Secretary-General (SG) like him? The question is not an idle one. The governing party has an organisational set-up reminiscent of Soviet Russia or Communist China, quite out of place in our constitutional democracy. In the successful countries of […]

By Theuns Eloff: Chairman, FW de Klerk Foundation Board of Advisors 11 June 2019 One can almost feel the despair of the South African population. Among the reasons for this are an unprecedented increase in the spate of farm attacks and murders, Ace Magashule and Co. meddling with the Reserve Bank and trouble with infrastructure […]

A total of 184 farm attacks including 20 farm murders have taken place thus far this year. Gauteng (51 attacks), North West (28 attacks) and Limpopo (27 attacks) are the provinces with the highest number of farm attacks, which include farm murders, but the number in the Western Cape increased drastically. “Attacks in the Western […]

The Right2Know Campaign produced a report, “SPOOKED: Surveillance of Journalists in SA” documenting the numerous instances where prominent journalists have been the target of state surveillance capabilities. Jane Duncan, Professor and head of the Department of Journalism, Film and Television, University of Johannesburg A case before the High Court in Pretoria, South Africa, is set […]

Governing party leaders who deny posts to their opponents within the party are likely to be accused of purging them and might be resisted by anyone outside their faction. Steven Friedman, Professor of Political Studies, University of Johannesburg South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has selected a Cabinet which shows that he and his allies believe […]

President Cyril Ramaphosa – 29 May 2019 Fellow South Africans, In the election of the 8th of May, South Africans provided this administration with a clear mandate to accelerate inclusive economic growth, act with greater urgency to tackle poverty, improve government services, fight corruption and end state capture. If we are to give effect to […]

Pierre de Vos, Constitutionally Speaking – 27 May 2019 When Advocate Shamila Batohi started work four months ago as National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP), expectations were high that some of the high-profile politicians and businesspeople would soon be charged with corruption, fraud, money-laundering and other crimes of dishonesty. But it was naïve to expect […]

We are at a critical moment in our democracy and the role of MPs has never been more important. HSF & Co – 22 May 2019 Dear Members of Parliament and Members of the National Council of Provinces Congratulations on your election to Parliament and on your parties’ successful participation in our sixth democratic general […]

Terence Corrigan, Institute of Race Relations – 17 May 2019 via PoliticsWeb There are times when circumstances require taking risks. These are times in which dangers exist in acting, but even more profound ones may arise in failing to act. This is the case today, as South Africa’s political elite and its government drive towards adopting […]

Keith Gottschalk, Political Scientist, University of the Western Cape At the one extreme, South Africa’s governing party, the African National Congress (ANC), celebrates every possible historic anniversary of its life and struggles. At the opposite extreme, the main opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) has so far not said one word that 2019 marks its diamond jubilee […]