The DA is on the cusp of a leadership election, and Sandton councillor Martin Williams has argued that it must choose former Joburg Mayor Mpho Phalatse to lead that party, because, inter alia, she is black (“Phalatse is SA’s best hope for a government that gets things done”, 29 March). Is this a good idea?
We’re all heading into an uncertain future. South Africa, the world, each of us individually, and Newsi too – a platform that I’ve done work for over a number of years and for which I’ve developed a lot of affection.
South Africa’s crisis is systemic, and arises from the deliberate arrangement of governance and economic incentives over decades designed to satisfy the ideological and patronage imperatives of the ruling party.
Former finance minister Tito Mboweni posed the following question on Twitter on Saturday: “Why are the majority of white South Africans not nonracial? Join the ANC!!”
28 October 2022 - In his medium-term budget policy statement (MTBP) this week, Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana opened the door to all organs of state to make their own procurement policies in order to maximise value for money.