Mbhazima Shilowa

Mbhazima Shilowa | Residents should back Treasury’s tough love with municipalities

Mbhazima Shilowa | Residents should back Treasury’s tough love with municipalities

National Treasury’s decision to withhold equitable share transfers from nearly 70 municipalities is a necessary and long-overdue dose of fiscal discipline that residents and political parties alike...

28 Jul

Mbhazima Shilowa | The battle of ifs: Mandela didn’t sell out... we did

21 Jul

Mbhazima Shilowa | SA needs institutions, not personalities, to defeat organised crime

14 Jul

Mbhazima Shilowa | Tripartite alliance’s slow death: Nehawu’s resolution is boost for SACP

Mbhazima Shilowa | Tripartite alliance’s slow death: Nehawu’s resolution is boost for SACP

07 Jul

Mbhazima Shilowa | Abdullah Ibrahim’s piano is silent, but the melody will echo forever

Mbhazima Shilowa | Abdullah Ibrahim’s piano is silent, but the melody will echo forever

23 Jun

Mbhazima Shilowa | Honour the class of ’76: Today’s youth need results, not promises

Mbhazima Shilowa | Honour the class of ’76: Today’s youth need results, not promises

16 Jun

Mbhazima Shilowa | SA’s unfinished project: Honouring the vision of the Constitution at 30

Mbhazima Shilowa | SA’s unfinished project: Honouring the vision of the Constitution at 30

09 Jun

Mbhazima Shilowa | Phala Phala committee walks fine line between law and political drama

Mbhazima Shilowa | Phala Phala committee walks fine line between law and political drama

02 Jun

Mbhazima Shilowa | Africa Day: How can we celebrate unity while hunting each other

Mbhazima Shilowa | Africa Day: How can we celebrate unity while hunting each other

26 May

Mbhazima Shilowa | Wounded, but not fallen: Ramaphosa and the divided buffalo hunters

Mbhazima Shilowa | Wounded, but not fallen: Ramaphosa and the divided buffalo hunters

13 May

Mbhazima Shilowa | Voters must demand more than mayoral hype ahead of local govt elections

Mbhazima Shilowa | Voters must demand more than mayoral hype ahead of local govt elections

05 May

Mbhazima Shilowa | Freedom’s unfinished business: We built it, but can we keep it working?

Mbhazima Shilowa | Freedom’s unfinished business: We built it, but can we keep it working?

28 Apr

Mbhazima Shilowa | End of an era: ANC forces dual members to pick sides as SACP goes solo

Mbhazima Shilowa | End of an era: ANC forces dual members to pick sides as SACP goes solo

21 Apr

Mbhazima Shilowa | ‘Young Turks’ at the helm: DA’s new leaders face make-or-break moment

Mbhazima Shilowa | ‘Young Turks’ at the helm: DA’s new leaders face make-or-break moment

14 Apr

Mbhazima Shilowa | War-driven fuel crisis exposes class bias

Mbhazima Shilowa | War-driven fuel crisis exposes class bias

07 Apr

Mbhazima Shilowa | Dual loyalty dilemma: ANC-SACP alliance unravels

Mbhazima Shilowa | Dual loyalty dilemma: ANC-SACP alliance unravels

31 Mar

Mbhazima Shilowa | BEE critics miss the point on economic transformation

Mbhazima Shilowa | BEE critics miss the point on economic transformation

24 Mar

Mbhazima Shilowa | Cuba has always been open to trade – the US imposed the embargo

Mbhazima Shilowa | Cuba has always been open to trade – the US imposed the embargo

17 Mar

Mbhazima Shilowa | Farewell to Lekota: A leader who chose conscience over comfort

Mbhazima Shilowa | Farewell to Lekota: A leader who chose conscience over comfort

10 Mar

Mbhazima Shilowa | What did they know and when? The willful blindness of trade unions

Mbhazima Shilowa | What did they know and when? The willful blindness of trade unions

03 Mar

Mbhazima Shilowa | Will Godongwana put money where Ramaphosa’s mouth is?

Mbhazima Shilowa | Will Godongwana put money where Ramaphosa’s mouth is?

24 Feb

Mbhazima Shilowa | Tribute to Hosi Nwamitwa II who shattered gender barriers

Mbhazima Shilowa | Tribute to Hosi Nwamitwa II who shattered gender barriers

17 Feb

Mbhazima Shilowa | We don’t need another promise-heavy, action-light SONA

Mbhazima Shilowa | We don’t need another promise-heavy, action-light SONA

10 Feb

Mbhazima Shilowa | Celebrating Leon Levy: A tribute to an unwavering freedom fighter

Mbhazima Shilowa | Celebrating Leon Levy: A tribute to an unwavering freedom fighter

03 Feb

Mbhazima Shilowa | Beyond messiah complex: ANC needs reform, not another ‘saviour’ leader

Mbhazima Shilowa | Beyond messiah complex: ANC needs reform, not another ‘saviour’ leader

27 Jan

Mbhazima Shilowa | Flood disaster: Limpopo drowns in government neglect

Mbhazima Shilowa | Flood disaster: Limpopo drowns in government neglect

20 Jan

Mbhazima Shilowa | More GNU cracks as minister, deputy clash over telecoms empowerment rules

Mbhazima Shilowa | More GNU cracks as minister, deputy clash over telecoms empowerment rules

16 Dec 2025

Mbhazima Shilowa | ANC NGC’s stark choice: True renewal or face electoral collapse

Mbhazima Shilowa | ANC NGC’s stark choice: True renewal or face electoral collapse

09 Dec 2025

Mbhazima Shilowa | Cosatu at 40: SA’s trade union federation has lost its roar

Mbhazima Shilowa | Cosatu at 40: SA’s trade union federation has lost its roar

02 Dec 2025

Mbhazima Shilowa | Looking beyond the G20 glow

Mbhazima Shilowa | Looking beyond the G20 glow

25 Nov 2025

Mbhazima Shilowa | SACP must make Cronin and Nzimande toe the line or walk the plank

Mbhazima Shilowa | SACP must make Cronin and Nzimande toe the line or walk the plank

18 Nov 2025

Mbhazima Shilowa | Trump’s G20 snub leaves his Afrikaner disciples stranded

Mbhazima Shilowa | Trump’s G20 snub leaves his Afrikaner disciples stranded

11 Nov 2025

Mbhazima Shilowa | Senzo Mchunu must go... and Ramaphosa should be the one to make him go

Mbhazima Shilowa | Senzo Mchunu must go... and Ramaphosa should be the one to make him go

04 Nov 2025

Mbhazima Shilowa | Don’t waste Joburg crisis: G20 transformation must go beyond the summit

Mbhazima Shilowa | Don’t waste Joburg crisis: G20 transformation must go beyond the summit

28 Oct 2025

Mbhazima Shilowa | ANC leadership race can’t wait for perfect timing

Mbhazima Shilowa | ANC leadership race can’t wait for perfect timing

21 Oct 2025

Mbhazima Shilowa | Beyond the hype: What Joburg really needs from its next mayor

Mbhazima Shilowa | Beyond the hype: What Joburg really needs from its next mayor

14 Oct 2025

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