It is a case of who blinks first, the Republicans – with their Tea Party libertarian wing – or the Democrats, led by President Barack Obama.
It is highly likely that President Jacob Zuma’s State of the Nation address next February – the last before the mid-year national election – will provide some clarity ...
For those who imagined that nationalisation and scaled up state intervention in the economy was thrown out of the window at Mangaung in December, think again.
We are heading for an election year. There is suddenly a flurry of pronouncements to the effect that land ownership ...
He doesn't seem to believe in much that it stands for, at least officially.
Love her or loathe her, there was something special, something atypical about Margaret Thatcher.
The department of Trade and Industry (dti) intends to toughen the law to prevent fronting, which is a dodgy exercise by business to get juicy state contracts that ...
Political economist Moeletsi Mbeki says South Africans are growing ready for new ruling party.
Development and the escape from poverty through the pursuit of prosperity regulated by “a socialist market economy” were at the centre of China’s political system, ...