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NATASHA MARRIAN: Too many cooks in the kitchen
Trouble brews in the KZN provincial government. Conflict in coalitions could be a recipe for disaster
Ipid: The mystery of the watchdog that didn’t bark
Amid the allegations of corruption reverberating around the police leadership, many are wondering why the silence from Ipid has been so deafening
NATASHA MARRIAN: The ANC in 2025 is just a name
South Africa’s majority party has effectively become Zuma’s ANC, and an alliance with his MK seems inevitable
NATASHA MARRIAN: ANC succession: who are the candidates, and where do they stand?
Despite the allegations against him, Mchunu backers still believe he has a shot at the top job
Has the criminal justice system been captured?
The failure to act with speed on Zondo’s recommendations has allowed the modus operandi of the corrupt to morph and take on new characteristics. Cartel-like behaviour is now consuming the state and the officials in it
How can South Africa’s broken police service be fixed?
Decentralisation has been proposed as the way to reform the organisation, but an independent policing analyst suggests starting with the very basics
NATASHA MARRIAN: Build it, and they will come?
Build One South Africa wants to add some bricks to its eponymous mission with the Unite for Change initiative — but a proper foundation will require the DA and ActionSA
NATASHA MARRIAN: Third time lucky for South Africa?
Ramaphosa has presented yet another economic action plan to the nation. The problem is, a capable state is needed to implement it
NATASHA MARRIAN: Where’s the political will to fix graft in Gauteng?
Lesufi has once again promised a crackdown on corruption in the provincial government. But his previous efforts have delivered little in the way of accountability
Flushing the Big Five predators out of the shadows
The head of crime intelligence paints a sombre picture at the Madlanga inquiry of how organised crime is poisoning the criminal justice system























