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The national dialogue is neither national nor a dialogue - but it can become that – Part One
By: Raymond Suttner 14th January 2025 Why a national dialogue and what does it mean? From the first time the idea of a “national dialogue” was mentioned during President Cyril... →
AMSA’s long-steel closure a ‘devastating’ blow to economy, SEIFSA warns 
By: Darren Parker 10th January 2025 The Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (SEIFSA) has expressed grave concern over ArcelorMittal South Africa’s (AMSA’s)... →
Ramaphosa calls for silencing of guns across Africa as he hosts Angolan counterpart
By: Thabi Shomolekae 12th December 2024 President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday reiterated South Africa’s call for the silencing of guns across Africa, which he described as a necessary... →
SABC crisis: South Africa needs its public broadcaster – but who is going to fund it?
5th December 2024 Here we are again. The long-running crisis at the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) is back on the agenda after the communications... →
ANCWL to take GBVF march to Ramaphosa during 16 Days of Activism
By: Thabi Shomolekae 27th November 2024 The African National Congress Women’s League on Wednesday demanded that rape offenders receive no bail and that parole for rape offenders be... →
The ANC’s new political education programme: a contextual examination – Part two
By: Raymond Suttner 27th November 2024 The ANC political education module is launched in a completely new situation. In the current moment, with a crisis in the ANC (as indicated in... →
The African Union Commission at a crossroads
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 20th November 2024 With elections for new commissioners in February 2025, member states must decide what kind of commission they want. One weakness of the African... →
Is South Africa one of the most politically polarised countries in the world? No, it’s not – sociologist
14th November 2024 A number of reports have called South Africa a politically polarised society. This may seem uncontroversial, given the country’s history of... →
