06 March 2018
Shifting ground and quicksand towards Election 2019
Will the new political dynamics of early 2018 still hold by the time South Africa gets to Election 2019, somewhere...
19 February 2018
Five priorities for new SA administration
Times of political transition bring turmoil and uncertainty.
09 February 2018
The ANC risks a split but Ramaphosa should go for broke and fire Zuma
South Africa and the ANC have been plunged into a constitutional crisis in a standoff between the party's new leader and...
07 February 2018
South Africa needs good water management - not new water laws
Because water is shared by everyone, there have to be some rules to govern the way it is used.
02 February 2018
Democracy, racism and other long-held beliefs: can people really change?
Changing long-held beliefs, perceptions and values are not easy. Such change can either take place at the individual...
31 January 2018
The International Criminal Court and Accountability in Africa
Recently, there have been calls from several African leaders to withdraw from the International Criminal Court.
10 January 2018
South Africans are trying to decode Ramaphosa
What matters is that Cyril Ramaphosa is a politician and a negotiator. Nimble and tactically shrewd seem perhaps more...
30 November 2017
Inaugural Lecture: Professor Patrick Bond
Patrick Bond, Distinguished Professor of Political Economy delivered his Inaugural Lecture.
02 October 2017
Asian tigers earn SME stripes while SA policies make only fat cats purr
Black economic empowerment policies have enriched a minority and failed to create growth.
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