If President Cyril Ramaphosa was closely following the news this weekend, he would have had reason to feel like he was isolated and out in the cold. He would felt, even, that the universe was ganging up against him, writes S'thembiso Msomi.
If last year’s local government elections taught us one thing more important than the ANC losing control of the metros and some big municipalities, it was that a growing number of citizens are becoming disaffected with politics, writes S'thembiso Msomi.
Two Sundays ago, #Renew22 an online campaign lobbying for President Cyril Ramaphosa’s re-election as ANC president published a newsletter calling on party members to “elect strong leaders” to the next national executive committee, writes S'thembiso Msomi.
We are now at that point where it no longer matters what reasons Eskom gives for moving us up a stage or two of load-shedding; the reality is that the state power utility cannot guarantee us uninterrupted access to electricity.