Until now many observers, including myself, have been at pains to credit President Cyril Ramaphosa and his allies with addressing the need to clean... →
Almost a year ago, Cyril Ramaphosa was elected president of the African National Congress (ANC) at the Nasrec national conference of the ruling... →
The manufacturing sector has performed poorly and employment has fallen sharply. Policy has tended to push manufacturing onto a more... →
There is an air of resignation to failure at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) in Geneva. Long-stuck trade negotiations and a recent eruption of a... →
Council of Councils global perspectives roundups gather opinions from experts on major international developments. In this edition, members of five... →
One of the most frustrating realities of government operations is the red tape that entrepreneurs experience when they seek assistance. The slow... →
It is important to review where we have come from over the past 20 years and how much has been achieved in that time. South Africa's Constitution... →
South Africa is among relatively few African countries that hold regular democratic elections with high levels of integrity, enabling citizens to... →
In the developing world, disease and poverty are interdependent making access to essential medicines at affordable prices even more critical. 80%... →
With so many urgent problems to deal with at Eskom, it has become difficult to see wood for the trees. As is to be expected in a crisis, the focus... →
A year ago, Cyril Ramaphosa was elected President of the ANC by 52% vs 48%. As analysed here previously, Ramaphosa is now standing much stronger... →
