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In December 2022, the 55th — and possibly last — elective conference of South Africa’s ruling African National Congress will take place against a backdrop of socio-political chaos. In the limited audio documentary series, The Highwaymen, investigative journalists Richard Poplak and Diana Neille...

The country is on tenterhooks about Cyril Ramaphosa’s political future, but the international community is more interested in who could replace him.

President Cyril Ramaphosa should now bare his teeth and go for the jugular, not so much for himself, but for all who live in this high-potential country.

Living each day on a knife edge of political uncertainty means today’s ruling party’s factional mudslinging becomes tomorrow’s trashing of the rand, economic uncertainty and decisions to emigrate.

South Africa holds its breath as the ANC and alliance partners try to figure out what on earth to do about the recommendation to impeach President Cyril Ramaphosa. South Africa is now caught up in its third presidential game of musical chairs in 14 years.

Advocate Mahlape Sello also acted for the Presidency. Should she have stood down from the panel?

Chief Justice Raymond Zondo’s judgment is unjust and predicated on a poor interpretation of the law and the centrality of justice. I argue that a just ruling would consider the complexities and nuances of our history and the danger the release poses on the fragility of our path of reconciliation.

They’re facing various graft charges linked to Transnet’s now infamous procurement of 1,064 locomotives in 2015 and, specifically, a tender to secure some R30 billion in funding for the project which went to a McKinsey-led consortium in 2012.

Some of this generation of politicians are apparently unable to recognise conflicts of interest between their public duties and private interests; between the pursuit of the public good and rent-seeking malfeasance.

There certainly have been many high-stakes players who had a massive impact on our world over the past year, and not always in a good way. We looked back at 2022 and couldn’t deny the impact the characters below had on our world. Vote and let us know who you think deserves to win each of the ca...