The very pillars established in the aftermath of World War II are on the verge of reshaping. Gone are the days of readily granting market access as a reward for geopolitical alignment
Politicians are treated as celebrities by many black South Africans, including the youth. They are put on a pedestal. They are bestowed with enormous social power whether ideological, political or influential, even if they lack merit, honesty or ideas, writes William Gumede.
ANC leaders would be less ideological about insisting the state should deliver all public services if they experienced these terrible ‘services’ themselves, writes William Gumede.
Since 2016, when many of the metros first became coalition governments, we have seen parties and individuals destabilise coalition governments through power struggles for positions and bargaining chips to be leveraged for unrelated political gain.