Lee Rondganger

Deputy Editor, IOL

BUDGET 2025 | VAT hike signals a fiscal time bomb for South Africa

Lee Rondganger|Published

The ANC government has made a habit of promising more than the country can afford. With this latest controversy over a proposed two-percentage-point increase in ...

'Galant fighters': Nine South African soldiers killed in fierce clashes with M23 rebels in DRC

Lee Rondganger|Published

Nine South African soldiers have been killed in intense clashes with M23 rebels in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The South African National ...

GNU on the brink as DA declares formal dispute over ANC’s unilateral decisions on Expropriation Bill, NHI

Lee Rondganger|Published

Tensions within the Government of National Unity (GNU) are reaching breaking point as the Democratic Alliance (DA) accuses the African National Congress (ANC) of ...

Gauteng police rescue kidnapped nine-year-old Afghan boy - five suspects arrested

Lee Rondganger|Published

A nine-year-old boy who was kidnapped in Laudium, Pretoria, has been rescued by police and private security companies after a four-day ordeal. Five suspects, all ...

How the Big Mac Index exposes South Africa's minimum wage crisis

Lee Rondganger|Published

What Does a Burger Reveal About the Cost of Living in South Africa? The Big Mac Index highlights stark economic disparities that challenge the notion of affordability. ...

2024: The year that changed South African politics forever

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The 2024 South African elections marked a historic turning point, with the ANC losing its parliamentary majority for the first time since 1994. A coalition government ...

A Leftist Vanguard: Can Jacob Zuma’s MK Party sustain its rapid rise?

Lee Rondganger|Updated

Jacob Zuma’s uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) party has emerged as South Africa’s third-largest political force, sparking hope and controversy. As it grapples with internal ...

BREAKING NEWS: Donald Trump declares early victory in historic 2024 US presidential race

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With this victory, Trump becomes only the second president in American history to serve non-consecutive terms, marking an unprecedented comeback following his initial ...

US Elections 2024: Can Trump really make America more great?

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The United States, once seen as a bastion of democracy, stands at a critical juncture, resembling a despotic country they were once accustomed to chastising for ...

Former finance minister and Reserve Bank governor Tito Mboweni dies at 65

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Former South African finance minister and SA Reserve Bank governor Tito Titus Mboweni has died at the age of 65.

Former Finance Minister Tito Mboweni dies at 65

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His family released a statement late on Saturday night announcing his passing, after a brief illness.

BREAKING NEWS | Former Reserve Bank governor and Finance Minister Tito Mboweni dies at 65

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His family released a statement late on Saturday night announcing his passing, after a brief illness.

McCauley tributes pour in

Se-Anne Rall and Lee Rondganger|Published

Tributes have poured in following the passing of iconic Rhema Bible Church leader, Raynor 'Ray' McCauley.

Pastor Ray McCauley, founder of Rhema Bible Church dies

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Ray McCauley, the founder of Rhema Bible Church and a prominent evangelical leader in South Africa, has passed away at the age of 75.

BREAKING NEWS | Pastor Ray McCauley, founder of Rhema Bible Church dies

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Ray McCauley, the founder of Rhema Bible Church and a prominent evangelical leader in South Africa, has passed away at the age of 75

Durban Rising: How eThekwini’s new Mayor, Cyril Xaba is leading the City’s rejuvenation

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Mayor Cyril Xaba, who took over the mayorship of eThekwini Municipality in early July after the ANC removed Mxolisi Kaunda, is driving a renewed energy sweeping ...

Chidimma Adetshina is still South African – and we must recognise that

Lee Rondganger|Published

Ancestry alone does not define national identity, and we must uphold South Africa's core values of inclusivity, justice, and humanity, the writer says.

What does it mean to be South African? Lessons from the Chidimma Adetshina saga

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Amid a wave of Afrophobic comments questioning Chidima Adethshina’s right to represent our nation due to her Nigerian surname, we should remember the Freedom Charter ...

The five MK Party MPs who will take the opposition’s fight to the GNU

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As the country waits with growing anticipation for the make-up of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Cabinet, with all indications suggesting it will include DA members, ...

The five MK Party MP’s who will take the opposition’s fight to Ramaphosa’s GNU

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With the unveiling of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s new cabinet on the horizon, attention shifts to the opposition's role in South Africa’s seventh administration. ...

‘An era of hope’: Ramaphosa calls for national unity after being re-elected president

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President Cyril Ramaphosa, re-elected after a marathon National Assembly session, calls for unity and cooperation among South Africans in his first address.

BREAKING: ConCourt rules against Zuma’s MK Party’s bid to halt Parliament electing a new president

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The Constitutional Court has dismissed the MK Party's urgent application to halt Friday's National Assembly session to elect a new president, ruling the party failed ...

Elections 2024: MK says it will only negotiate with parties willing to give Zuma a presidential pardon

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The MK party says that any negotiation to form a government must be pegged on giving Zuma a presidential pardon so that he can take a seat in the National Assembly ...

A hole in the road: A metaphor for why the ANC is losing the confidence of the electorate

Lee Rondganger|Published

Despite being entrusted with the responsibility of transforming South Africa over the past 30 years, the ANC has failed to deliver on its promises of a better life ...

Ramaphosa throws the dice for the ANC as he signs NHI Bill into law

Lee Rondganger|Published

On the morning of December 16, 2017, President Jacob Zuma made a bold move. Fast forward to May 15, 2024, and history seems to repeat itself.

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