sinethemba zonkeOct 24, 20144 min readNIGERIA BEYOND 2015: INSIGHTS ON AFRICA’S LARGEST ECONOMYFEEDBACK FROM THE PANEL DISCUSSION HOSTED BY WEBBER WENTZEL AND AFRICAPRACTICE IN JOHANNESBURG ON 14 OCTOBER 2014 In July this year...
sinethemba zonkeAug 22, 20143 min readSouth Africa’s conundrum: ANC is caught between a rock and the EFFJust three months after the end of the South African elections, the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) has proven to be a major thorn in the...
sinethemba zonkeMay 27, 20145 min readSouth Africa: Radical Transformation to be centre policy of new cabinetJacob Zuma has promised to put radical economic transformation at the centre of his new administration with the state expanding its role...
sinethemba zonkeMay 21, 20143 min readSouth Africa Elections: EFF in parliament and the power of symbols“My father was a garden boy; my mother was a kitchen girl, that’s why I am a socialist” Popular South African working class/ socialist...
sinethemba zonkeMay 16, 20143 min readSouth African: Marikana, signs of South Africa’s tough road ahead?The strike in the platinum belt, led by militant union AMCU, appears to be coming to an ultimate confrontation after more than 3 months....
sinethemba zonkeMay 9, 20143 min readSouth Africa elections 2014 outtakes: Caution to the victorThe ANC has won a resounding victory in the Fifth National General Elections against seemingly insurmountable odds. The ANC has had one...
sinethemba zonkeMay 8, 20143 min readSouth Africa 2014 Election outtakes: Absent youth and unlikely alliancesAs expected the #ANC is set to retain its electoral dominance in South Africa in spite of countless social, political and economic...
sinethemba zonkeMay 7, 20142 min readSouth Africa Elections: Opposition parties could call into question fairness of electionsThe 2014 elections are expected to run smoothly, with very little doubt that they will be free and fair. It has never before happened...
sinethemba zonkeMay 5, 20143 min readSouth Africa: Four factors that should make the 2014 election a watershed momentAfter 20 years in power the ANC has reached a pivotal moment, where rhetoric and an electoral mandate will no longer be enough to placate...
sinethemba zonkeApr 11, 20144 min readSouth Africa: Getting to grips with being in second placeNigeria has recently emerged as the economic giant of the continent, a title quite suitable given its demographic size and vast...
sinethemba zonkeMar 20, 20146 min readSouth Africa: Nkandla, South Africa’s own Watergate scandal at playThuli Madonsela, the Public Protector, has finally released her report on the upgrades to President Zuma’s private residence in Nkandla....
sinethemba zonkeMar 11, 20146 min read2014 Elections South Africa: History and symbolism As the ANC approaches the 20th anniversary of its historical electoral win, it will be looking to recapture the spirit of the 1994 on the...
sinethemba zonkeFeb 17, 20144 min readSouth Africa: 2014 State of the Nation Address ReviewOn the 13th February 2014, President Jacob Zuma delivered the last State of the Nation Address of his first term. As expected the address...
sinethemba zonkeFeb 13, 20145 min readSouth Africa: State of the Nation in DespairIn three months’ time South Africans young and old will head to the polls to exercise their hard earned rights, and vote for a party to...
sinethemba zonkeFeb 4, 20144 min read2014 Elections South Africa: DA and Agang’s still-born allianceLast week, Mamphela Ramphele and Democratic Alliance (DA) leader Helen Zille held a press conference to announce an alliance that,...
sinethemba zonkeJan 28, 20144 min read2014 Elections South Africa: Mamphela Ramphele and DA join forces to challenge the ANCThe Democratic Alliance (DA), South Africa’s official opposition party; has made a major announcement that it has described as a...
sinethemba zonkeDec 6, 20133 min readMandela is gone, South Africa to thrive on Mandela’s death comes after an extended stay in hospital as a result of a serious lung infection. Mandela’s health has been a concern for...
sinethemba zonkeOct 22, 20134 min readSouth Africa’s trillion rand challengeOne of the most promising policy proposals to have come out of the Jacob Zuma administration since it came into office has been the plan...
sinethemba zonkeSep 18, 20133 min readSouth Africa’s Vision 2030: ANC needs to do some more preachingThe Vision 2030 National Development Plan (#NDP) released in 2011 is one of the most important policies drafted in South Africa since the...
sinethemba zonkeSep 3, 20133 min readSouth Africa: Fertile Ground for EntrepreneurshipErnst & Young have released the EY G20 Entrepreneurship Barometer 2013 that determines the best places to be an entrepreneur amongst the...
