- Vol 49 No 15
- 18th July 2008
The fierce struggle for the presidential nomination is going Jacob Zuma's way - fast
- Vol 49 No 15
- 18th July 2008
The battle for control of the African National Congress divides African intellectuals inside and outside the ANC, with Jacob Zuma supporters, Thabo Mbeki supporters and third-man advocates sparring it out in public. Malegapuru William Makgoba, South Afric...
- Vol 49 No 13
- 20th June 2008
The ANC's leadership wants to know where its money came from - and where it went
- Vol 49 No 13
- 20th June 2008
Bulelani Ngcuka, South Africa’s former National Public Prosecutor and boss of the Scorpions anti-corruption investigators, is the man most hated by African National Congress President Jacob Zuma and his supporters. He is also likely to be the first Black ...
- Vol 49 No 12
- 6th June 2008
The murders of immigrants have their roots in poverty, xenophobia and the failure of political leadership
- Vol 49 No 11
- 23rd May 2008
South African officials visiting Russia on 22-23 May were in damage-control mode. In March, Eskom let it be known that the Russian nuclear reactor builder Atomstroyexport (ASE), would be excluded from competitive tenders for Africa's largest ever nuclear ...
- Vol 49 No 10
- 9th May 2008
A dash through Europe has helped the new ANC leader establish his pragmatic credentials with diplomats and businesses
- Vol 49 No 7
- 28th March 2008
The sacked director of South Africa's National Intelligence Agency, Billy Masetlha, is at the centre of fresh claims about the agency's collusion with plotters against Equatorial Guinea's government. Like his close ally Jacob Zuma, Masetlha was also sacke...
- Vol 49 No 5
- 29th February 2008
Finance Minister Trevor Manuel’s 2008 budget was a more powerful statement on Thabo Mbeki’s presidency than the President’s own speech. In his State of the Nation address to the National Assembly on 8 February, President Mbeki had faced rejection by his o...
- Vol 49 No 5
- 29th February 2008
Trevor Manuel’s budget showed real gross domestic product (GDP) growth of 5% in 2007 and forecast growth of 4% in 2008, 4.2% in 2009, and 4.6% in 2010.