Jacob Zuma is subsiding into a pitiful caricature of his former virile self, says the writer.
A black-swan event, such as Covid-19, is when systemic flexibility, political agility and - dare one say it? - national character come into play, writes William ...
But his economic measures speak tellingly of a fiscus bled dry
How a conflict between the unions and the Ramaphosa administration plays out is as important for South Africa as is that between the Ramaphosa faction and the state-capture ...
A vindictive, protracted and costly campaign by Western Cape Health against three young doctors for “unlawfully removing” chairs is at last over.
Makgoba is one of the most complicated figures in our contemporary public life. The right-wing Freedom Front Plus oppose his Eskom appointment but from an unusual ...
If nothing is now done to rectify the problem - suspension and a speedy investigation - then one has a national, constitutional crisis that goes to the heart of ...
A nation gatvol of government crises, institutional collapses, and political scandals was looking forward to a happy holiday. Instead, Eskom briefly imposed an unprecedented ...
South Africans must take “collective responsibility” for the failures of their leaders. That’s the latest refrain from within President Cyril Ramaphosa’s administration, ...
In a month, President Cyril Ramaphosa will mark two years in the presidency. Let’s be clear; it’s “mark”, not celebrate, writes William Saunderson-Meyer.
When our leaders proclaim ?hope? to be a patriotic duty, one can be assured the country is really deep in the dwang, William Saunderson-Meyer writes.
For years the Human Rights Commission has been criticised for its apparent race bias - its speedy and unambiguous findings against white-trash bigots, while dragging ...
Xenophobia, the x-word, has joined the k-word as unutterable in civilised society
South Africans should now be able to count on Ramaphosa to stop dicking about and, at last, to act, writes William Saunderson-Meyer.
President Cyril Ramaphosa?s conundrum is not whether he needs to neutralise Busisiwe Mkhwebane. He knows that he has to, writes William Saunderson-Meyer.
While Ramaphosa might be the only person in the government who could save South Africa. Unfortunately, he also appears to lack the courage to do so.
The intense public scrutiny provided by Justice Raymond Zondo?s televised hearings leaves one with an unflattering picture of Jacob Zuma, writes William Saunderson-Meyer. ...
Even activists, who soldiered through the valleys of apartheid despair, feel overwhelmed and betrayed, writes William Saunderson-Meyer.
According to the AG’s report, more than a third of municipalities are bankrupt, 18 are under direct administration. Only 8% received clean audits
South Africans, after a decade of disaster and gloom, could do with some optimism and encouragement
One can scrutinise the entrails of President Cyril Ramaphosa?s Cabinet as much as one likes, but the real power sits in the hands of the ANC's NEC.
The May 8 general elections are still being spun by the various parties to best flatter themselves, says the writer.
Nowhere do the researchers critically examine the role that Sadtu plays in the basic education debacle, writes William Saunderson-Meyer.
Western Cape Premier Helen Zille?s proposals may be politically unwise and practically unworkable, but they are well timed, writes William Saunderson-Meyer.
The ANC makes as much of its ?birthday? every year as does the average self-involved toddler. It wants balloons, cake and lots of adulation.
