The Week That Was
Gerald Potash, Hello again, Our municipal elections are scheduled for the 4th of November. These are the first local government elections where uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MKP) will be contesting. The…
The Week That Was
Gerald Potash, Hello again Spineless Cyril was at it again last week when he suspended (not fired) the Police Commissioner, who has been giving damning evidence at the Madlanga Commission.…
The Week That Was
Gerald Potash, Hello again, The whole country waited with baited breath on Thursday morning to hear what the sentence that was to be meted out to Julius Malema by the…
The Week That Was
Gerald Potash, Hello again, In my absence, the two biggest stories to emerge from South Africa were the intensifying political tensions ahead of the upcoming elections, and the ongoing economic…
The Week That Was
Gerald Potash, Hello again, At last, things are happening. A top-shot ANC cadre fingered at the Zondo Commission received a proper jail sentence. Vincent Smith, once a powerful MP and…
The Week That Was
Hello again Geordin Hill-Lewis of Cape Town and Solly Msimanga of Johannesburg are the two leading figures in the race for the leadership of the DA. The election will be…
Freedom Was the Lie That Worked
By Andrew Field Freedom is one of the most overworked words in southern African political life. It is invoked with solemnity, defended with anger, and celebrated with gluttonous ritual by…
The Week That Was
Gerald Potash, Hello again, There have been severe weather events for weeks in the northern provinces and particularly in Limpopo. It was so bad that the Kruger National Park was…
Power Without Prosperity: Southern Africa’s Year of Stagnation
Andrew Field, Southern Africa in 2025 was a region still caught in its own contradictions. Governments spent the year juggling conflict, corruption dressed as governance, and the maintenance of power,…
The Week That Was
Gerald Potash, Hello again, I’m back from Australia and it’s hard to know where to start so much has happened. The