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In all the entertainment that comes with how former IFP president Mangosuthu Buthelezi answers questions at press conferences, it is sometimes easy for a key and central message to be lost, writes S'thembiso Msomi.
02 May 2021 - 00:00 Public service & administration minister Senzo Mchunu must be heaving a sigh of relief that, even though yesterday was Workers' Day, he did not have to physically attend any mass rally organised by his party's alliance partner Cosatu. The man who narrowly lost out to Ace Magashule for the post of ANC secretary-general at the party's 2017 national conference has become unpopular with the very unions who partially funded the #CR17 ticket he ran on... This article is reserved for Sunday Times subscribers. A subscription gives you full digital access to all Sunday Times co...
25 April 2021 - 00:00 The 2016 local government elections were around the corner and the picture was not looking rosy for the ruling party in Gauteng. The most optimistic of the internal polls were projecting a thin majority in the metros. The rest pointed to outright defeat, insiders were saying. One major problem for the party, much of the internal analysis showed, was that a huge chunk of the black middle class was looking at the likes of the DA and the EFF as alternatives... This article is reserved for Sunday Times subscribers. A subscription gives you full digital access to all Sund...
A year after the first case of a Covid-19 infection in SA was reported - leading the country to be locked down along with many other nations around the world - is a good time for all of us to take stock and consider some of the key and valuable lessons learned from the crisis, says the writer.