PETER BRUCE: Gwede’s power permission plan is coal comfort for investors
Everything Mantashe utters or does is, in one way or another, about protecting coal or drawing out the decline in its use for as long as possible
PETER BRUCE: Ramaphosa faces his expropriation without compensation Rubicon
In all of the world’s most successful economies, property rights are sacrosanct. The moment a minister or an official or a relative deprives a productive ...
PETER BRUCE: Eskom, throw this idea at the wall and see if it sticks
We have the technology to turn coal slurry into a usable briquette form that will allow us to supply all of Eskom’s coal requirements for about 17 years
PETER BRUCE: Cyril, Gweezy and the politics of power
Why it wasn’t a bad idea to support Cyril, even though the ANC could be described as apartheid’s parting gift to SA
PETER BRUCE: Stage 6 and counting: the Gwede Mantashe factor
Somehow, money and politics are staying Mantashe’s hand. Unless he moves, Mantashe will threaten Ramaphosa more directly than any of his more visible opponents
PETER BRUCE: The writing’s on the wall for Iqbal Survé
Digital news is here to stay but there needs to be more real journalistic competition back in the print market as well
PETER BRUCE: Eskom: the throne behind the power
If the wrong person is appointed as Eskom CEO, Cyril Ramaphosa can kiss stabilising the economy goodbye
PETER BRUCE: Bok power wins; Eskom’s power struggles
If it were up to me I’d get Calitz into Eskom and ask Maseko to fix SAA
PETER BRUCE: The Springboks are no pushover
Erasmus has taken a debilitated and broken team and turned them around
PETER BRUCE: For DA’s sake, Maimane and Zille have to become partners
These are strange days in the DA, but what the party needs to do to get back on track is clear enough
PETER BRUCE: How Helen Zille snared the Guptas
Zille may have triggered what became the Magnitsky laws to fight corruption but it was Browder who did the work
PETER BRUCE: Helen Zille, history, revenge and Selfe interest
If Zille wins next week she and Maimane would, in theory, co-lead the DA into the next election cycle. It won’t end well
PETER BRUCE: Cyril has a tiger in his tank, not a kitten
Ramaphosa is setting out his stall and everyone is in it, even if people can’t see it
PETER BRUCE: Hey Boks, think outside the box
Our tactics seemed to consist of the box-kick, which invariably fell into the opposition’s hands. Surely you change tactics when the ones you are using don’t ...
PETER BRUCE: SA economy: the DA’s default to the ordinary
Maimane should get up to date with some of the current thinking about capitalism and social inclusion
PETER BRUCE: Tie a ribbon of steel around sex offenders?
SA’s police service is in no condition to help but other countries may have lessons about combating femicide that we can learn
PETER BRUCE: Cyril in the middle of the Treasury/Telkom bunfight
Even if the Treasury is correct and they were consulted, the silence on the paper from Gordhan and Patel is deafening
PETER BRUCE: Gavin Watson’s death: what will the repercussions be?
Over at the NPA, Watson’s unexpected demise might actually make life easier
PETER BRUCE: SA’s liberal battlefield
Liberalism is an idea, not a fact. That makes it much more powerful. It must not be hijacked
