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Sam Mkokeli is an SA journalist and politics researcher who has worked as political editor of Business Day in the past and now contributes to Business Day, Financial Mail and the Sunday Times.
To what extent is Pretoria prepared to drop the ICJ case? This is the first question Jonas will need to contend with as he touches down in the US, writes Sam Mkokeli.
The GNU is a pay-as-you-go arrangement to manage self-interest in a paralysed state, writes Sam Mkokeli.
Sim Tshabalala will have to scratch his head vigorously over the next few months. His neat plan to retain top talent and manage succession was rudely disrupted when his deputy, Kenny Fihla, left to join Absa as CEO. Or perhaps Fihla was…
State entity is struggling to service its debt but needs to function well if economy is to take off, writes Sam Mkokeli.
Any SA team picked to negotiate a deal with the US president will need humility, writes Sam Mkokeli
A 2% wealth tax proposal was one of the highlights of Brazil's presidency of the G20, which preceded the passing of the baton to South Africa.
The former ambassador and Donald Trump may have a few things to talk about.
I have had dozens of conversations with the late Tito Mboweni since first encountering him as the South African Reserve Bank governor two decades ago.
The ANC shows no sign of comprehending what happened on May 29. It is still going through the various stages of grief. Meanwhile, an entity it formed, the government of national unity, has taken off with significant public and financial…
President Ramaphosa must ensure minister of minerals & petroleum resources Gwede Mantashe meets deadlines for reforming crucial part of our economy
What's the difference between Absa and the City of Joburg? The two entities have made leadership crises part of their DNA. And they get away with it because shareholders are not bothered by the chaos.
The short term will be volatile and absolutely painful, but necessary, writes Sam Mkokeli.
Things will change now that Brics has been extended to include six new nations, writes Sam Mkokeli
The government is caught between a rock and a hard place over the arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin.
His positioning renders any plans he makes structurally impossible
