Towards the end of last year, President Cyril Ramaphosa overcame his most difficult political battles. The parliamentary section 89 report on the money stolen from his Phala Phala farm that could have led to an...
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Stability lies at the heart of prosperity
Investors and the business community have an incentive and a responsibility to enhance local governance performance in South Africa. This is the clear conclusion in the latest intelligence report produced by Good...
Legal options for Ramaphosa in the wake of Section 89 report
During the global COVID-19 pandemic we overused the word “unprecedented”, but South Africa is now truly in an “unprecedented” moment. President Cyril Ramaphosa, from what the media reports and allies of the president...
Rule of law essential even when political stakes are high
South Africa has awoken to news that a Section 89 panel report has recommended that the President, Cyril Ramaphosa, answer calls for his impeachment before a parliamentary committee regarding events at his farm, Phala...
South African politics: Uncertainty prevails
At the time of last year’s local government elections, it appeared we were at the end of a political age in South Africa. Since then, however, little evidence has emerged to suggest that this was, or is, the case. It...
100 years of Eskom: How did we get here?
July 2022 marked the height of Eskom’s key dysfunctions, and once again brought South Africa's state-owned electricity utility to the centre of national governance debates. For the second time since 2019, South...
