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 Paul Hoffman Jul 3, 2026 Dinah Pule was in the Zuma cabinet, but lost her position in politics over scandals around abuse of public funds on foreign travel with her boyfriend, and the acquisition of a pair of wildly expensive, red-soled Christian Louboutin designer...

The issue of dealing effectively with the corrupt in our midst is the most significant and urgent unaddressed issue of the yet-to-be-resolved issues raised by Cyril Ramaphosa at the beginning of his first term as President. By Paul Hoffman 2 Jul 2026 Of course, there...

Dear Editor, Your correspondent STUART THEOBALD | Did South Africa pass a crime test it didn’t deserve to? (24 June) raises the possibility of SA being placed on the FATF “greylist” again, having escaped the setbacks greylisting brings only last year in October. The...

Civil society organisation Accountability Now is calling for the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (IDAC) to be shut down, following renewed tensions with senior police officials. It comes after Crime Intelligence boss Dumisani Khumalo lodged a complaint,...

Two inquiries, one whistleblower, General Mkhwanazi, and only one question Paul Hoffman asks who will guard the guardians in SA If one asks AI the obvious question: What will the Madlanga Commission make of General Mkhwanazi’s complaints? The answer it gives is also...

Unlike many other countries in Africa, SA has a home-made Constitution under the rule of law which was negotiated painstakingly by the politicians and the people active in politics in SA during the period between 2 February 1990, when FW made his speech ending...

Dear Editor, A week ago, Democratic Alliance (DA) leader Geordin Hill-Lewis asked president Ramaphosa to reshuffle key DA members of the national cabinet. Over the weekend, the president was reported to have said that “ministers are appointees of the president… only...

Paul Hoffman Jun 19, 2026 Since the demise of the parliamentary sovereignty of the white component of SA and its replacement with constitutional democracy under the rule of law, there have been three two-term presidents in SA. Thabo Mbeki, who succeeded one-term...

Dear Editor, With the impeachment committee of the National Assembly safely in place with a chairman and, soon, a set of rules, it looks from a parliamentary perspective as though it is all systems go for the committee to do its work in regard to the strange goings on...

Dear Editor, The former (now impeached and pensionless) Public Protector, Adv Busisiwe Mkhwebane, has formed a Foundation bearing her name and has joined the MK party. Her foundation has reportedly written to the American Federal Bureau of Investigation and to the...

Dear Editor, In his latest communication to “My fellow South Africans” the president has issued an important invitation: “I call on all South Africans to come together once more and be part of crafting a new vision for South Africa that both speaks to our contemporary...