South Africa: Arrest of Guptas puts ethics under searchlight
The arrest in the UAE of two of the Gupta brothers, accused of corruption on a massive scale, has brought the issue of ethics in public office once again to the surface in South Africa.
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Jacob Zuma: “We tend to place the political party above the supreme law of the country,”
The world has woken up to the news that the long-embattled Jacob Zuma is no longer President of South Africa. In an impassioned resignation speech …
South Africa: History ‘repeating’?
The current political situation in South Africa is sort of familiar. Be the judge as we take you back to Pusch Commey’s February 2008 analysis …
Cyril Ramaphosa: “President Zuma won’t be treated with disrespect, South Africa has a ‘game plan’ to boost economy”
In an interview with Bloomberg Television at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, the newly elected ruling African National Congress (ANC) President and South …
Will Cyril Ramaphosa be South Africa’s renewal man?
This analysis was published in our July 2014 print edition, and most of the views still ring true today. One politician many South Africans believe …
Making sense of Zuma’s changes
The recent political intrigues in South Africa resemble the plot of the TV series, Game of Thrones. President Jacob Zuma took the axe to his …