Mpumelelo Mkhabela

Mpumelelo Mkhabela | The General who wouldn’t yield: Mkhwanazi and the burden of will

Mpumelelo Mkhabela | The General who wouldn’t yield: Mkhwanazi and the burden of will

Drawing on Henry Kissinger’s ‘strategy of will’, Mpumelelo Mkhabela draws a striking parallel between General de Gaulle’s defiance of Nazi collaboration in 1940 and Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla...

22 Jul

Mpumelelo Mkhabela | Economic freedom for sale: The Malema paradox

15 Jul

Mpumelelo Mkhabela | Why commerce, not crackdowns, will fix Africa’s borders

02 Jul

Mpumelelo Mkhabela | When fear becomes policy: Vigilante groups are outpacing the state

Mpumelelo Mkhabela | When fear becomes policy: Vigilante groups are outpacing the state

24 Jun

Mpumelelo Mkhabela | 26 million South Africans didn’t vote – and it’s killing our democracy

Mpumelelo Mkhabela | 26 million South Africans didn’t vote – and it’s killing our democracy

17 Jun

Mpumelelo Mkhabela | Small party, big moves: Rise Mzansi rises above its electoral weight

Mpumelelo Mkhabela | Small party, big moves: Rise Mzansi rises above its electoral weight

04 Jun

Mpumelelo Mkhabela | ‘Super president’ in the shadows: Why Mbeki can’t – and won’t – let go

Mpumelelo Mkhabela | ‘Super president’ in the shadows: Why Mbeki can’t – and won’t – let go

27 May

Mpumelelo Mkhabela | While rivals innovate, the ANC stagnates, revealing a party in decline

Mpumelelo Mkhabela | While rivals innovate, the ANC stagnates, revealing a party in decline

20 May

Mpumelelo Mkhabela | Minister Sisisi Tolashe is the face of the ANC’s moral decay

Mpumelelo Mkhabela | Minister Sisisi Tolashe is the face of the ANC’s moral decay

06 May

Mpumelelo Mkhabela | 12-month ban, R1m fine: How new laws ignore real tender riggers

Mpumelelo Mkhabela | 12-month ban, R1m fine: How new laws ignore real tender riggers

23 Apr

Mpumelelo Mkhabela | What Roelf Meyer’s appointment as US ambassador signals about SA

Mpumelelo Mkhabela | What Roelf Meyer’s appointment as US ambassador signals about SA

16 Apr

Mpumelelo Mkhabela | Humble pie for Malema as ‘dodgy’ Kieswetter leaves SARS on a high

Mpumelelo Mkhabela | Humble pie for Malema as ‘dodgy’ Kieswetter leaves SARS on a high

09 Apr

Mpumelelo Mkhabela | Global hate mail forces US into desperate PR campaign

Mpumelelo Mkhabela | Global hate mail forces US into desperate PR campaign

02 Apr

Mpumelelo Mkhabela | Gallichan murder: The slow, dangerous shift from law to violence

Mpumelelo Mkhabela | Gallichan murder: The slow, dangerous shift from law to violence

26 Mar

Mpumelelo Mkhabela | Why Andy Mothibi’s push to ‘corporatise’ NPA is important

Mpumelelo Mkhabela | Why Andy Mothibi’s push to ‘corporatise’ NPA is important

21 Mar

Mpumelelo Mkhabela | On the record: The elephant in the economic room

Mpumelelo Mkhabela | On the record: The elephant in the economic room

19 Mar

FIRST TAKE | Trump’s ICJ submission legitimises court that US once threatened to undermine

FIRST TAKE | Trump’s ICJ submission legitimises court that US once threatened to undermine

13 Mar

Mpumelelo Mkhabela | Dodging justice at home while exporting chaos to the world

Mpumelelo Mkhabela | Dodging justice at home while exporting chaos to the world

12 Mar

Mpumelelo Mkhabela | Mosiuoa Lekota: A man defined by courage and tragedy

Mpumelelo Mkhabela | Mosiuoa Lekota: A man defined by courage and tragedy

05 Mar

Mpumelelo Mkhabela | State turns to private sector, but risks new form of state capture

Mpumelelo Mkhabela | State turns to private sector, but risks new form of state capture

26 Feb

Mpumelelo Mkhabela | The Madlanga paradox: Why must truth depend on the president’s whim?

Mpumelelo Mkhabela | The Madlanga paradox: Why must truth depend on the president’s whim?

19 Feb

Mpumelelo Mkhabela | Trump’s transactional diplomacy eclipses Mandela’s moral legacy

Mpumelelo Mkhabela | Trump’s transactional diplomacy eclipses Mandela’s moral legacy

12 Feb

Mpumelelo Mkhabela | Cape Flats death toll climbs while state authority crumbles

Mpumelelo Mkhabela | Cape Flats death toll climbs while state authority crumbles

29 Jan

Mpumelelo Mkhabela | Leadership by inquiries: Why doesn’t Ramaphosa use his power?

Mpumelelo Mkhabela | Leadership by inquiries: Why doesn’t Ramaphosa use his power?

21 Jan

Mpumelelo Mkhabela | Mapping ANC’s decline, from ideas to patronage

Friday Briefing

Mpumelelo Mkhabela | Mapping ANC’s decline, from ideas to patronage

16 Jan

Mpumelelo Mkhabela | SA’s response to Venezuela’s Maduro shock: competence, not noise

Mpumelelo Mkhabela | SA’s response to Venezuela’s Maduro shock: competence, not noise

06 Jan

Mpumelelo Mkhabela | Carrying the can – SA needs a cultural revolution, not more police

Mpumelelo Mkhabela | Carrying the can – SA needs a cultural revolution, not more police

30 Dec 2025

Mpumelelo Mkhabela | The useless Starlink debate: Both sides are fighting the wrong battle

Mpumelelo Mkhabela | The useless Starlink debate: Both sides are fighting the wrong battle

23 Dec 2025

Mpumelelo Mkhabela | The unravelling of Batohi: From reform hero to delinquent witness

Mpumelelo Mkhabela | The unravelling of Batohi: From reform hero to delinquent witness

19 Dec 2025

Mpumelelo Mkhabela | The black middle-class revolt that could kill the ANC

Mpumelelo Mkhabela | The black middle-class revolt that could kill the ANC

11 Dec 2025

Mpumelelo Mkhabela | Lipstick, lies and R64 billion: SA’s arrogance epidemic

Mpumelelo Mkhabela | Lipstick, lies and R64 billion: SA’s arrogance epidemic

04 Dec 2025

Mpumelelo Mkhabela | Political poverty: 4 parties’ bleak leadership prospects for 2029

Mpumelelo Mkhabela | Political poverty: 4 parties’ bleak leadership prospects for 2029

27 Nov 2025

Mpumelelo Mkhabela | Rogue diplomacy: Zuma continues to threaten SA’s democracy

Mpumelelo Mkhabela | Rogue diplomacy: Zuma continues to threaten SA’s democracy

12 Nov 2025

Mpumelelo Mkhabela | Why Mbeki’s case for presidential competency criteria is a good one

Mpumelelo Mkhabela | Why Mbeki’s case for presidential competency criteria is a good one

05 Nov 2025

Mpumelelo Mkhabela | End of road for R6m agri-fund fraudster and Mbeki backer

Mpumelelo Mkhabela | End of road for R6m agri-fund fraudster and Mbeki backer

30 Oct 2025

Mpumelelo Mkhabela | Regularise or deport: SA can’t afford immigration policy paralysis

Mpumelelo Mkhabela | Regularise or deport: SA can’t afford immigration policy paralysis

16 Oct 2025

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