President Thabo Mbeki recently shared a story which has relevance to the current Government of National Unity (GNU) ructions. He said his mother told him that in the olden days, the African practice of ilobola (dowry)...
John Steenhuizen
Reforming South South Africa’s civil service: A path to depoliticisation and professionalism
On 29 May 2024, roughly 16 million South Africans exercised one of their fundamental democratic rights by casting their vote in the seventh general election since 1994. The 2024 election was monumental, not just in...
Success of SA’s coalition future hinges on formalised agreements
In late May, the Auditor-General (AG) of South Africa identified coalition instability as having a concerning impact on financial governance, saying: “The instability in councils has also been a major feature in terms...
