If you were to ask any reasonable person whether they think every person should have access to quality and efficient health care, we’d have it a guess the answer would be a resounding “Yes.” The idea behind the National Health Insurance (NHI) is a noble one indeed and seeks to mirror in some ways the …
Who really adheres to the ANC’s step-aside rule? If the recent provincial elective conference in Mpumalanga is anything to go by then it’s clear to see that the branches in the province have given the rule a fat middle finger after electing double murder accused Mandla Msibi as the provincial treasurer general. Political analyst Ralph …
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There’s continued reason to remain optimistic that South Africa is on a course correction to plot a new route to renewed opportunity for prosperity after Moody’s upgraded the country’s credit status from negative to stable on Friday. While it’s a far cry from where you’d like to see the country, it is a sign that …
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There are many reasons to believe in South Africa and to keep the flames of hope burning alive even while the naysayers and doomsday prophets shout out failed state slogans. Us South Africans are a resilient bunch, and there’s almost nothing that can knock us down. When the punches keep rolling, we stand there and …
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What if Thabo Mbeki decided to safeguard the independence of the justice system and pushed forward with his original plans for the privatisation of state-owned enterprises? His successor, Jacob Zuma leveraged the justice system and SOEs to his advantage, placing key allies in positions at the National Prosecuting Authority and SOEs before they were hollowed …
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Every so often there comes a piece of writing that is so sobering in its execution of thought and delivery that it takes but a moment for the reality of what has been written to sink in. News24 has released an editorial eviscerating South Africa’s recent foreign policy decision to abstain from a United Nations …
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February capped a good month for President Cyril Ramaphosa writes Justice Malala. The political commentator cites the appointments of Thembisile Majola to the post of director-general at the State Security Agency, Andrea Johnson as head of the Investigating Directorate (ID) at the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), and the removal of Zuma appointee Khehla Sitole from …
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Is Thabo Mbeki ready to step back into active politics and out of the naughty corner he was pushed into following his 2008 recall by the ANC? Stephen Grootes thinks as much and focuses his latest piece in Daily Maverick on the subject. He writes at length about Mbeki’s recent trip to the Free State …
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With Russian boots on the ground in Ukraine following an early morning military invasion of the country announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin, what is South Africa’s positioning on all of this? After all, we have strong links to Russia through our BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) membership and while former president Jacob …
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It’s budget speech day and while we’ll be glued to our TV screens at 14:00 sharp to catch finance minister Enoch Godongwana’s maiden speech, some good opinions are floating around for you to have a read before the speech. First, if you missed our morning newsletter, have a read to get the latest on what’s …
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