Author: Mawande Amashabalala

Ronald Lamola a misfit for foreign affairs minister
Columns

ANALYSIS | Ronald Lamola a misfit for foreign affairs minister

Where is Ronald Lamola during the diplomatic rows in which South Africa is the central point? This question is more relevant to ask because his predecessor, Dr Naledi... Read more.
EFF leads opposition as MKP struggles to get off the blocks
Columnists

EFF leads opposition as MKP struggles to get off the blocks

The debate on the State of the Nation Address (Sona) delivered by President Cyril Ramaphosa last Thursday has revealed that the uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MKP) has... Read more.
Sona's call to unite divided people, geopolitical affirmation of BRICS
Politics

Sona’s call to unite divided people, geopolitical affirmation of BRICS

As expected, President Cyril Ramaphosa took the opportunity at Sona to address the elephant in the room, the shifting platonic plates in geopolitics, and sought... Read more.
Dean Macpherson fires Kwazi Mshengu
Politics

DA Minister Macpherson pulls trigger on ANC’s Mshengu

The drama at the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure continues after Minister Dean Macpherson fired advocate Kwazikwenkosi Mshengu as chairperson of the... Read more.
MDDA chief executive Shoeshoe Qhu
News

State entity dragged to court for lowering CEO qualification criteria

A concerned citizen has dragged the Media Development and Diversity Agency (MDDA) to the Joburg High Court, seeking to set aside the appointment of the entity’s... Read more.
Bongani Bongo appears in court
News

ANC bigwig Bongani Bongo demands R38m for wrongful arrest

Advocate Bongani Bongo, the former state security minister, has informed the state attorney that he was demanding R38-million for wrongful arrest and prosecution... Read more.
President Cyril Ramaphosa
News

Ramaphosa’s three-way headache as race for NYDA board kicks off 

President Cyril Ramaphosa is likely to have a headache selecting the new board chairperson of the highly contested National Youth Development Agency (NYDA).  This... Read more.
SA has become a high burden country because of TB - Motsoaledi
News

‘NHI will benefit pregnant women without medical aid’

The ANC and the government of unity are unmoved on the contentious National Health Insurance (NHI) that was signed into law by President Cyril Ramaphosa in 2024.... Read more.
Mbalula
Politics

‘DA coming at ANC like streetfighters’ — Fikile Mbalula

ANC secretary-general Fikile “Vutha” Mbalula has cautioned the DA not to approach the ANC like they are engaged in a street fight, where trickery and deceit... Read more.
Zikalala reports Macpherson to Ramaphosa as turf war rages 
News

Zikalala reports Macpherson to Ramaphosa as turf war rages 

Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson and his deputy Sihle Zikalala are engaged in a raging turf war, with the latter calling for President Cyril... Read more.