sinethemba zonkeApr 12, 20184 min readSell agriculture as a sexy industrySouth Africa or Africa at large should seek to be the place that gives us the Steve Jobs of agriculture, to tackle major challenges the...
sinethemba zonkeApr 12, 20186 min readWe need to avoid being dogmatic about the diversity debateSouth Africa continues to come to terms with centuries of oppression of particular groups of people based on their gender, race, religion...
sinethemba zonkeFeb 28, 20187 min readSouth Africa: Ramaphosa’s balancing actSouth Africa’s new President Cyril Ramaphosa on 26 February conducted a cabinet reshuffle, removing ten Ministers and three Deputies from...
sinethemba zonkeFeb 23, 20184 min readGigaba’s tough budget ends Ramaphosa’s honeymoonLast week South Africa welcomed its new President, Cyril Ramaphosa, whose first State of the Nation Address (SONA) inspired hope for many...
sinethemba zonkeFeb 20, 20185 min readZambia’s Cabinet reshuffle: Resurgent confidence at what cost?On Wednesday 14th of February President Edgar Lungu executed his biggest cabinet reshuffle since he was re-elected in the 2016 elections,...
sinethemba zonkeFeb 9, 20184 min readSouth Africa: Lost in TransitionOn Tuesday, the Speaker of the National Assembly announced the postponement of the State of the Nation Address (SONA), which was due to...
sinethemba zonkeDec 19, 20175 min readSouth Africa: Ramaphosa takes over a house dividedThe African National Congress (ANC) on 18 December selected Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa to become its leader for the next five...
sinethemba zonkeDec 1, 201713 min readSouth Africa: the ANC’s elective conference 2017With just under three weeks to go until the African National Congress’s (ANC) elective conference, the race to succeed President Jacob...
sinethemba zonkeAug 9, 20174 min readSouth Africa’s leadership tussle: eight lives downEmbattled South African President Jacob Zuma on 8 August once again proved he is a determined political survivor, overcoming his eighth...
sinethemba zonkeMar 31, 20176 min readZuma’s cabinet reshuffle could unleash economic and political storm After weeks of mounting speculation, President Jacob Zuma today finally pulled the trigger and fired Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan and...
sinethemba zonkeMar 20, 20173 min readZambia: local content in focus againFollowing a speech to parliament on Friday in which President Edgar Lungu criticised a perceived influx of foreign workers into Zambia’s...
sinethemba zonkeNov 4, 20165 min readCould the ‘State of Capture Report’ finally spell the end for Zuma?President Jacob Zuma is one of Africa’s great political survivors; a questionable attribute when placed in the context of the...
sinethemba zonkeAug 11, 20165 min readZambia to hold its most challenging elections in decadesToday, Zambians head to the polls in one of their most competitive elections in since 2011, with the Patriotic Front (PF) led by...
sinethemba zonkeAug 5, 20165 min readSouth Africa: Metro votes reflect a referendum on Zuma and the ANCAs results from the local government elections are being finalised, it appears that an immense blow has been dealt to the ANC in key...
sinethemba zonkeJul 13, 20165 min readSouth Africa: 2016 Local Government elections – A tale of three cities South Africa’s 2016 Local Government and Municipal elections to be held on the 3rdof August will see intense competition in the...
sinethemba zonkeJul 1, 20166 min readMining Charter 3: A response to the clarion call for radical change in South AfricaThe third iteration of the Mining Charter released by Minister Mosebenzi Zwane on 15 June, has elicited a flurry of criticism and outrage...
sinethemba zonkeFeb 1, 20165 min readCan AB Inbev navigate the tumultuous South African investment climate?T he takeover of SAB Miller by Belgian alcoholic beverages giant AB InBev is happening at one of the most testing times for South Africa...
sinethemba zonkeDec 11, 20153 min readSouth Africa: Zuma his own worst enemyPresident Jacob Zuma’s controversial decision to sack Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene has further muddied perceptions of the South African...
sinethemba zonkeAug 17, 20158 min readSouth African Jobocalypse will lead to increased policy radicalisation📷 Doom and gloom may be all we can expect in the South African economy as commodity prices plummet. This is largely due to the continued...
sinethemba zonkeAug 1, 20153 min readSouth Africa: The platinum canaryThe labour strike in the South African platinum belt finally came to end after a grueling five months which cost the workers, investors...
