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Political analyst Moeletsi Mbeki has indicted South Africa’s “ruling political elites” for contributing to the country’s economic dysfunction

Moeletsi Mbeki criticises ‘ruling political elites’ for ‘milking’ South Africa’s economy

The brother of former president Thabo Mbeki said the power of the ruling middle class must be diluted by the poor, the working class and property owners

SACP  general secretary Solly Mapaila dismissed the notion of any alignment with MK. (Photo by Dirk Kotze/Gallo Images via Getty Images)

SACP calls against an ANC and uMkhonto weSizwe party coalition

The South African Communist Party has rejected claims of collaborating with the uMkhonto weSizwe party, describing it as a counter-revolutionary organisation

President Cyril Ramaphosa and Deputy President Paul Mashatile.

Could the SARB sink Ramaphosa?

With re-election as ANC leader seemingly assured, there are questions about the impact of the exchange control probe by the central bank

People entering the abandoned Presidential Secretariat at Galle Face in Colombo, Sri Lanka on July 10, 2022.(Photo by M.A.Pushpa Kumara/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

‘Tunisia Days’ ahead as inflation exerts political pressure

With high prices continuing to bear down on consumers the world over, leaders who fail to bring inflation to heel could face a reckoning

‘Municipalities should also provide administrative and other support, including for the training of ward committee members,’ writes Paul Kariuki. (Paul Botes/M&G)

The people versus the electoral system

Unelected appointees will always answer to their political party bosses and not to the electorate.

Epainette Mbeki.

Priceless gift: South Africa mourns Epainette Mbeki

Condolences poured in for former struggle veteran Epainette Mbeki who died in a hospital in East London on Saturday.

Moeletsi Mbeki is claiming damages of R1-million each from former employees

Mbeki tries to muzzle former workers

Moeletsi Mbeki is suing three employees he retrenched from his think-tank Forum for Public Dialogue (FPD) for ­R1-million each.

FPD chair Moeletsi Mbeki is accused of hypocrisy.

Moeletsi Mbeki’s trust issues revisited

The oversight role of business figure and political analyst Moeletsi Mbeki is to come under new scrutiny at an insolvency hearing.

M&G Newsroom: March 11 2013

PODCAST: We discuss Moeletsi Mbeki’s tussle over his Dainfern mansion, while Chris Roper and Alistair Fairweather share their experience of SxSW.

Happier times: Moeletsi Mbeki and Shehnilla Mohammed have been friends for 30 years.

Bitter tussle over Moeletsi Mbeki mansion

Moeletsi Mbeki’s former lover is fighting his attempt to evict her and her children from their R3-million home.

Cash crisis cripples Mbeki forum

Staff claim the Forum for Public Dialogue knew it was in trouble but did not tell them it couldn’t pay salaries.

Political analyst Moeletsi Mbeki has indicted South Africa’s “ruling political elites” for contributing to the country’s economic dysfunction

Moeletsi Mbeki demands R20m from M&G for ‘defamatory’ stories

Moeletsi Mbeki’s lawyers say he is claiming R20-million in damages after the M&G published two "wrongful and defamatory" stories about him.

Distorted story has raised doubts about a reputable forum

Terry Bell responds to the M&G’s stories over two weeks concerning the Forum for Public Dialogue and its chairperson, Moeletsi Mbeki.

Political analyst Moeletsi Mbeki has indicted South Africa’s “ruling political elites” for contributing to the country’s economic dysfunction

Mbeki must take what he dishes out

The intellectual Moeletsi Mbeki has disappointed many of us by suing the <em>Mail & Guardian</em> for R20-million.

War of words follows Mbeki spat

The Forum for Public Dialogue board has defended political analyst Moeletsi Mbeki, contradicting its own records.

President Jacob Zuma.

Opinion: Double standards are the new cool

Whatever happened to admitting you were wrong, asks Verashni Pillay, as she tracks the double standards of Moeletsi Mbeki, FNB, the ANC and more.

Political analyst Moeletsi Mbeki has indicted South Africa’s “ruling political elites” for contributing to the country’s economic dysfunction

M&G Hangout: Behind the Moeletsi Mbeki story

Moeletsi Mbeki has been accused of engaging in the very shady BEE deals he condemns. Watch our video explanation of the story.

FPD chair Moeletsi Mbeki is accused of hypocrisy.

Survey sparks feud at Mbeki forum

Prince Mashele, former CEO of Moeletsi Mbeki’s think-tank, has accused the critic of delaying a Cosatu report to save one of his business deals.

Zuma confident in overwhelming support of ANC

President Jacob Zuma has said he believes the ANC will get overwhelming support at the 2014 national elections.

Cerebrally political: Wits humanities dean Tawana Kupe welcomed the audience to the Wiser/M&G seminar.

Who says analysis is wasted on the young?

The ANC’s ‘second transition’ sparked intense debate among students and academics alike.