Politics

Cyril Ramaphosa came into office looking to hold the ANC together – he did not succeed

Politics

Imagine your community had its own mayor, answerable only to your, and neighbouring, neighbourhoods, and to people who therefore shared your interests, and who would throw the mayor out if he or she proved useless.

Columns

People with knowledge of events have told The Common Sense that Patrice Motsepe remains a candidate for the leadership of the ANC, although it is thought wise for him to steer clear of any formal association with the party, given the electoral disaster facing it in November.

Columns

Ivor Blumenthal writes on the problems with NSFAS and student funding in South Africa.

Columns

Greg Mills and Ray Hartley write on what the world, especially Africa, can learn from Ukraine in its current war with Russia.