You get the government you deserve

Jabulani Sikhakhane|Published

Gwede Mantashe hit the nail on the head this week when he said that the education mess in the Eastern Cape would only be fixed when parents in that province woke ...

Renew, rejuvenate, enhance

Jabulani Sikhakhane|Published

Ruling party is contemplating an overhaul of operations after 100 years, but there may be pitfalls, writes Jabulani Sikhakhane.

Selebi: soiled cop who lived double life

Jabulani Sikhakhane|Published

Jacob Sello Selebi’s case shows the duplicity and cynicism when public officials abuse the trust given to them.

Getting to grips with the irony

Jabulani Sikhakhane|Published

Hindsight is a game worth playing because it is when one looks back that the import of the words and deeds of one Jacob Sello Selebi become that much clearer, even ...

Cop leaders ‘need to win public respect’

Jabulani Sikhakhane|Published

The National Planning Commission says the hiring of the national police chief and his deputies must be open and competitive.

The symbol of SA’s shift of gear

Jabulani Sikhakhane|Published

The meteoric rise of the new DA leader in Parliament, Lindiwe Mazibuko is as much about the transformation of the party as it is about the changes that are taking ...

Thank God I survived the storm – Mogoeng

Jabulani Sikhakhane|Published

New Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng has described as “a tsunami of a special kind” the criticism he has had to endure.

Call for unions to be liable for strike damage

Jabulani Sikhakhane|Published

Business and the official opposition are pushing for changes to labour laws to include a collective liability clause to allow for trade unions to be sued for damages ...

ANCYL’s mistakes a boost for Zuma ahead of 2012 conference

Jabulani Sikhakhane|Published

Zuma’s hand might have been strengthened by the collapse of the ANCYL’s campaign to have him removed as president at the ruling party’s national conference next ...

Stunting our development

Jabulani Sikhakhane|Published

The announcement on Friday of the creation of yet another layer of political management in the hope that it will help improve the performance of the state, demonstrates ...

Now the state wants you to pop pills from its company

Jabulani Sikhakhane|Published

FRESH from launching a state-owned mining company, the ANC is now pushing for a pharmaceutical company. The business case for a state-owned mining company, according ...

Zuma’s dance moves out of step with reality

Jabulani Sikhakhane|Published

President Jacob Zuma will soon discover, if he has not already done so, that it is far easier to keep up with Chomee’s dance moves than to deal decisively with the ...

Malema sets stage for 2012 takeover bid

Jabulani Sikhakhane|Published

Julius Malema’s attack on ANC policies at the opening of the ANC Youth League’s 24th national congress this week struck at the very core of the ruling party, setting ...