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Securocrats

FW de Klerk (1936 - 2021): the last apartheid president was driven by pragmatism, not idealism

Magazine

FW de Klerk (1936 - 2021): the last apartheid president was driven by pragmatism, not idealism

By Christi van der Westhuizen

Virtual State of the Nation Address: When rote security habits threaten to outshine the solemn occasion

South Africa

Virtual State of the Nation Address: When rote security habits threaten to outshine the solemn occasion

By Marianne Merten

Fix South Africa or fix the ANC – Ramaphosa can’t do both

South Africa

Fix South Africa or fix the ANC – Ramaphosa can’t do both

By Ferial Haffajee

Judgment Date with Judge Dennis Davis, Episode 11: Sisonke Msimang

South Africa

Judgment Date with Judge Dennis Davis, Episode 11: Sisonke Msimang

By Dennis Davis

South Africa: Be Aware and Beware of The Rise of the Securocrats

South Africa

South Africa: Be Aware and Beware of The Rise of the Securocrats

By Daily Maverick

Handing over authority to securocrats has made Ramaphosa’s ‘heavy cross’ impossible to bear

South Africa

Handing over authority to securocrats has made Ramaphosa’s ‘heavy cross’ impossible to bear

By Ray Hartley and Greg Mills