President Cyril Ramaphosa has reached out to several high-profile civil foundations, urging them to rejoin the National Dialogue after their dramatic walkout left the process under...
South Africans have been promised a “National Dialogue” to help shape the future of the country. But instead of being seen as a unifying platform, the...
Ramaphosa’s R400 Million Figure Raises Eyebrows South Africans are asking whether R400 million is a realistic estimate for the country’s ambitious National Dialogue, or simply a...
A Promising Idea Off to a Rocky Start When former president Thabo Mbeki first proposed a National Dialogue, it was framed as an opportunity to put...
The first National Dialogue convention has barely begun, and already the drama is spilling into the political arena. On Friday, President Cyril Ramaphosa used his opening...
Ramaphosa Maintains ‘Comradely Cordial’ Ties with Mbeki President Cyril Ramaphosa continues to describe his relationship with former president Thabo Mbeki as “comradely cordial,” even as Mbeki...
The tension between President Cyril Ramaphosa and his predecessor Thabo Mbeki has always been something of an open secret in South African politics. Now, with six...
President Cyril Ramaphosa’s long-promised National Dialogue was meant to be a unifying moment, a space where South Africans from all walks of life could gather to...
With just days until the National Dialogue Convention, former president Thabo Mbeki has pulled his foundation out of the government-led initiative meant to bring South Africans...
From AIDS denial to public health revival, a nation reclaims its future There was a time-less than two decades ago, when being diagnosed with HIV in...