William Gumede is an associate professor at the School of Governance of the University of the Witwatersrand and author of South Africa in Brics: Salvation or ruination? (Tafelberg). He is also the executive chairperson of the Democracy Works Foundation.

WILLIAM GUMEDE | Ramaphosa wasted his first 100 days in power

The president lost the opportunity to force through difficult structural reforms when he was at the peak of his powers in his first year in office, ...

WILLIAM GUMEDE | As long as politicians choose them, judges will not get a fair ...

The makeup of the JSC needs an urgent rethink if there’s to be any hope of the best judges getting the top jobs

WILLIAM GUMEDE | Between the Sona dream and the reality falls the shadow of ANC ...

ANC leaders routinely announce wonderful-sounding new policies to fix the country's woes, but they never get implemented. There are reasons for this, ...

WILLIAM GUMEDE | SA needs an emergency cabinet made up of its best minds

Collaboration between industry leaders, civil society, opposition politicians and professionals will save us from disaster

WILLIAM GUMEDE | We, the people, must pursue justice ourselves

President Cyril Ramaphosa and ANC leaders appear determined to maintain unity in the face of the Zondo commission’s damning reports, writes William ...

WILLIAM GUMEDE | This is why ignorance of the constitution’s true role puts SA ...

Many are unaware of what it protects, playing into the hands of the corrupt and those who think they’re above the law

WILLIAM GUMEDE | It’s no good blaming the constitution for one’s failures

African ruling parties change constitutions because they do not want to be held accountable for corruption, incompetence and violence against ...

WILLIAM GUMEDE | It is impossible for the ANC to renew itself while it is in ...

South Africans must now accept this sobering reality and start to look at alternative parties and leaders to build a better life for all citizens, ...

WILLIAM GUMEDE | Thanks to the ANC, we have a corrupted view of what ...

As corruption in the ANC and government becomes entrenched, the corruption of policies has also become so common that the frequently used argument ...

WILLIAM GUMEDE | We need a new national unity in grief as Covid disrupts the ...

We need to find ways to grieve as individuals, and also collectively as a nation, or we risk grief becoming chronic, unleashing new emotional, ...