Natasha Marrian is an experienced political journalist, investigative reporter and commentator. She previously led the political team at Business Day and worked for the Mail & Guardian.
Gauteng: A province divided
OpinionThe gradual weakening of the Gauteng ANC began years ago, after the departure of experienced leaders
Creative leadership needed
OpinionBefore it moves to raise taxes to foot the vaccine bill, the government has to begin looking inwardly for a solution to ...
ANC’s admission of guilt speaks volumes
OpinionIt almost feels like we are back in the Jacob Zuma era, when arrogance in the face of wrongdoing was par for the course ...
Time to play our part in preventing the spread
OpinionWinter is coming. We can certainly feel it. On Tuesday, the Joburg sky outside our office windows was an eerie, deep ...
Another nail in Mkhwebane’s coffin
OpinionShe now faces a stark risk — each judgment against her (and there are already many) further confirms that she is ...
So why not sweep SA clean already?
OpinionWe have new brooms in key posts, including the presidency, but precious little to show for it in the number of state ...
How the EFF turned on Cyril
OpinionRamaphosa’s state of the nation address and the aftermath — the parliamentary debate on the address — show that he is ...
‘Fightback’ campaign fizzles out at ANC’s NEC
OpinionThe malcontents of the ANC’s fightback faction, with their nostalgia for state capture, are hobbling the party’s ...
Ace and Busi – wounded and cornered
OpinionTwo of the leading figures in the anti-Ramaphosa fightback group, Ace Magashule and Busisiwe Mkhwebane, could be at ...
Labour’s stale election threat
OpinionThe National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union (Nehawu) is sulking. It has taken a decision not to campaign ...