Aubrey Matshiqi - Political Insight
SA needs qualitatively different political, economic system
By: Aubrey Matshiqi 12th February 2013 In the months leading up to the election of Jacob Zuma as head of state in 2009, there was a lot of concern about his ability to govern a modern... →
Mangaung a bit of a damp squib, but not uninteresting
By: Aubrey Matshiqi 18th January 2013 The Mangaung conference of the African National Congress (ANC) has come and gone. Will the lot of the ordinary South African be better or worse,... →
Role of factionalism in lead-up to Mangaung 
By: Aubrey Matshiqi 12th December 2012 Essop Pahad, an African National Congress (ANC) luminary and former Minister in the Presidency during the reign of Thabo Mbeki, says that all... →
Motlanthe reticence pointing to Zuma re-election at Mangaung
By: Aubrey Matshiqi 16th November 2012 We are now a month away from the Mangaung national conference of the African National Congress (ANC) and, at the time of writing, it is still not... →
Motlanthe reticence pointing to Zuma re-election at Mangaung
15th November 2012 We are now a month away from the Mangaung national conference of the African National Congress (ANC) and, at the time of writing, it is still not... →
Race for ANC top job set to excite popular imagination
By: Aubrey Matshiqi 18th October 2012 The African National Congress (ANC) leadership nomination process is finally upon us. Members of the ANC have until November 26 to nominate their... →
Marikana tragedy may well be turning point in battle for ANC presidency
By: Aubrey Matshiqi 14th September 2012 Is the Marikana tragedy a turning point in the battle for the presidency of the African National Congress (ANC)? Specifically, is the tragedy a... →
Lead-up to Mangaung exciting South Africa’s popular imagination
By: Aubrey Matshiqi 17th August 2012 In October, if things go according to schedule, the African National Congress (ANC) will officially start the leadership nominations process, two... →
No radicalism in ANC policy proposals
By: Aubrey Matshiqi 13th July 2012 The national policy conference of the African National Congress (ANC) has come and gone. What should we make of the policy proposals that were... →
Reflections on The Spear saga
By: Aubrey Matshiqi 15th June 2012 It is 23:54. Two-and-a-half hours ago, I arrived from the University of Cape Town (UCT), where I was part of a panel discussion on the... →
