By going for broke, Kgalema Motlanthe ensured the ANC had to face the scale of its Jacob Zuma problem, writes Nic Dawes.
Shell-shocked by the developments of 2012, ordinary South Africans must now lead, writes Nic Dawes.
Calls for ANC unity and fears of lingering animosity were heard following the election of Jacob Zuma and the party’s senior leadership at Mangaung.
In just over a week, delegates sent to Mangaung by ANC branches will vote whether or not to retain President Jacob Zuma.
Pravin Gordhan clearly wants public finances to to be judged on the numbers, not on the dismal politics that drove ratings downgrades.
What will happen when the ANC and its trade union allies are no longer unquestioningly accepted as the sole legitimate representatives of poor?
At Economic Minister Patel’s invitation, Joseph Stiglitz has become a voice in SA’s economic debate, a counterweight to treasury and the Reserve Bank.
The parents in the ANC family are sure Mangaung isn’t the problem, it’s that bad seed Malema who Mangaung hangs around with, writes <b>Nic Dawes</b>.
A new book about the 1960 protests evokes uncomfortable parallels with the present.
As WikiLeaks publishes a cache of five million emails, editor-in-chief <b>Nic Dawes</b> explains how Stratfor approached the <i>M&G</i>.
<b>Nic Dawes</b> says the media should not be embarrassed by Chris Vick, who speaks for money and power, and not for "the little people" as he claims.
It is tempting to agree with Cosatu general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi that there is paralysis in the Cabinet economics cluster.
The refusal of the SABC to abide by a ruling of the BCCSA in favour of the <i>M&G</i> is unprecedented, says <b>Nic Dawes</b>.
At first glance the National Planning Commission’s "diagnostic" overview is cautious, however, it’s one of the more muscular documents by the state.
Secret revelation of plans to unseat Jacob Zuma … where have we come across this before?
Hemmed in politics, Pravin Gordhan holds back on big ideas.
After months of speculation, the sale of SA’s most popular tourist destination, the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront, was confirmed on Monday.
While the Mandela family and ANC leaders visited Milpark on Thursday, the rest of the country huddled in the ‘national waiting room’.
The Nobel laureate offers a vision for rebuilding the economy ripe with both promise and pitfalls.
The financial crisis is an opportunity to rethink South Africa’s place in the world writes <i>M&G</i> editor <b>Nic Dawes</b>
