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The Institute for Security Studies launched its Prospects 2043 report on Tuesday, with strong leadership seen as key to long-term stability in South Africa. (Photo by Per-Anders Pettersson/Getty Images)
ALIZE LE ROUX

GNU has ‘rekindled hope’ that South Africa can prosper, says ISS

The Institute for Security Studies launched its Prospects 2043 report on Tuesday, with strong leadership seen as key to long-term stability in the country This content is…

  • Des Erasmus
1 min read
Panyaza Lesufi was re-elected Gauteng premier last week and it is widely assumed that his cabinet will include a mix of ANC and DA politicians. (Photo by Lefty Shivambu/Gallo Images via Getty Images)
ANC

Gauteng GNU could get SA’s economic engine revving

The province’s economy has struggled amid infrastructure and governance failures

  • Sarah Smit
4 min read
Jakkie Cilliers’s book about igniting a growth revolution in Africa has some timely lessons as we seek ways to mitigate the economic effects of Covid-19.
AFRICA

Review: The pandemic could change politics as we know it. Here’s a guidebook

Jakkie Cilliers’s book about igniting a growth revolution in Africa has some timely lessons as we seek ways to mitigate the economic effects of Covid-19

  • Liesl Louw-Vaudran
8 min read
Despite the numerous elections, experts don’t expect much change on the continent. (AFP)
2019 ELECTIONS

2019: Africa heads into an election year

Voters in several African nations, including Nigeria and South Africa, are headed to the ballot box in 2019

  • Deutsche Welle 1
6 min read
President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Cabinet has been lauded for its inclusion of youthful faces and women. (GCIS)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS

South Africa’s future may hinge on Ramaphosa’s strategic skills

The IMF may not believe in South Africa’s growth, but ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa should plan on preventing another ratings downgrade

  • Jakkie Cillier
5 min read
Reaching out: There is a move to accommodate both Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma and Cyril Ramaphosa in the ANC top six.
CYRIL RAMAPHOSA

Fires, break-ins intended to intimidate Ramaphosa’s faction in the ANC

Rival political factions fighting for state power may be behind the recent spate of break-ins and fires at key government institutions

  • Kaveel Singh
3 min read
BRICS

It’s time for South Africa to look beyond BRICS to improve its foreign policy

The defining characteristic of Zuma’s tenure has been his ability to cloak his private and personal interests in a bigger ideological framework

  • Staff Reporter
4 min read
Pretoria’s African agenda
AFRICAN UNION

Pretoria’s African agenda

In part two of our armchair guide to foreign policy, <b>Sean Christie</b> delves into some of the most awkward parts of the country’s challenges.

  • Sean Christie
9 min read
ADAM PLOWRIGHT

Analysts: Violence jolts complacent ANC

Two weeks of anti-foreigner violence in South Africa have highlighted the growing disconnect between a public impatient for change and a governing party that claims a divine…

  • Adam Plowright
4 min read