Editor, political analyst
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The DA have not been able to convince Roman Cabanac to resign, but his stubbornness may eventually force them to stop kowtowing to left-wing media
In a leaked circular, the Western Cape health department is instructing its doctors on radical, invalid and unscientific medical approaches to dealing with transgenderism
In the process of neutering the BELA Act, Solidariteit has demonstrated the first signs of a new political order, one reflecting a forgotten political theory: consociationalism
The past week has exposed divisions in the DA, between those who defend the liberal character of the party, and those who wish it to become more like the ANC
The DA has proved not only incapable, but completely unwilling, to challenge the ANC on any major policy, from the Climate Change Act to NHI. The BELA Bill may be the last straw.
Subsidies for "green hydrogen" may give platinum a replacement market for catalytic converters. But it is a money pit that threatens the long-term economic stability of the Cape
The celebrated mayor wants the DA to reach out beyond the minority vote. But does he really know how to do so himself? We take a look at the numbers
The relocation scheme is terribly disorganised, and the land use is far from optimal. What's worse, it aims to eliminate invaluable urban agricultural land.
The DA however, has wilted in the face of the unions. But they could have used this crisis to improve schools dramatically
DA insist they haven't abandoned federalism, but their recent police deal adopts a governance scheme eerily similar to the ANC's proposed District Development Model
South Africa leads in platinum exports, but the industry faces uncertainty as internal combustion engines are replaced by electric motors. But some see hope in fuel cell technology
Three statistics limit Liberalism in South Africa, and the DA are well aware of them. But they use Liberalism only as a means for breaking group resistance to central governance
