"Pushing De Lille out to make way for Madikizela was then a way to save both the party and the provincial government. "
Sindiso Magaqa had become a face of an era, one characterised by a complete rejuvenation of youth and its own excesses.
The international space is dominated by immature leaders whose actions, through provocation, can be the ruin of their people and cities.
Are President Zuma's critics within the ANC not just those people who haven't been rewarded with his protection or lucrative jobs?
The DA knows that its latest political fortunes are far from guaranteed; they are new and they will not last, especially if the ANC fixes itself nationally.
There will not be a political renewal in this country until there is a deep and thorough renewal of the media.
The ANC must rededicate itself to more decisive policies to end poverty and deal with unemployment, poverty and inequality.
The weekend’s DA political circus over the suspension of Helen Zille has exposed the fundamental problem with their federal structure.
The arrogance of South Africans on Africa: where else would Mmusi Maimane try this nonsense?
What might the City have done had they listened? DA-leaning experts are still relentless in misguiding the DA on the water question.
The Western Cape is the only province to have adopted a constitution.
The ANC, over the last few years, has been plagued by people who, out of ignorance, plug ridiculously simplistic answers to our most complex problems.
These are the enemies of the rainbow nation, because it is only a rainbow when the bright colours are lighting up their corners.
Investors can draw a straight line between how you lead your personal life and how you will handle the nation”s finances.
In the politics of South Africa and the rand, the experts would rather forgo truth, writes Yonela Diko
Power and principle: Has Zuma checked reason and rationality at the door?
LAST year I attended an ANC press conference in Parliament as part of keeping my provincial hand on the pulse.
After Helen Zille published her “Inside Government: The ‘Unholy Triad’ of Gangs, Cops and Elections in the WC” piece, on November 23, 2015, where she effectively ...
TWO years ago, I attended a discussion on unemployment, hosted by a Western Cape radio station.
SEVEN days into the new year, I think we have reached our quarter of stupidity this year – no more applications.
Frankly, I think we must just de-construct this Zuma hatred that always finds flight with everything Jacob Zuma says. It is a disingenuous knee-jerk response that ...
Hambe Kahle, Comrade Sarah Carneson.
Townships are very fascinating communal spaces that have been forged through no more than a sheer force of will.
Helen Zille has made mistakes, but she has also committed herself to her country, writes Yonela Diko.