William Saunderson-Meyer asks what word would best encapsulate our govt's dismal performance

William Saunderson-Meyer says our ruling elite remains as oblivious to hard realities as ever

Jeremy Gordin writes on President Ramaphosa's speech to the nation

William Saunderson-Meyer says the world is an innately dangerous place that puts us at risk at every turn

William Saunderson-Meyer writes on President Ramaphosa's virtual press conference with SANEF

William Saunderson-Meyer says all classes and races have simply had enough

Company says Dumisani Mpafa was not expressing his own opinion, but passing on the opinion of others

William Saunderson-Meyer writes on the ANC’s project to use the Covid-19 crisis to reshape SA

William Saunderson-Meyer says the ANC govt continues to deny us sight of the 'science' behind the lockdown

William Saunderson-Meyer says the lockdown will also be a test of the health of our judiciary

William Saunderson-Meyer on the waning of the power of JZ, and the waxing of NDZ's

William Saunderson-Meyer says the booze ban should be replaced with some sensible regulation

Dept says sadly womenand children who suffer at hands of an abuser are required to stay at home with their abusers

William Saunderson-Meyer says the self-congratulatory back-slapping in SA is premature

William Saunderson-Meyer says while other countries have the elasticity to rebound economically, we don't

William Saunderson-Meyer writes on the transport minister's bizarre N95 taxi mask proposal

William Saunderson-Meyer writes on the press reaction to the President's Covid-19 response

William Saunderson-Meyer writes on Ronald Lamola's decision to deny Chris Hani's killer parole

William Saunderson-Meyer writes on the latest damning High Court ruling against Busisiwe Mkhwebane

William Saunderson-Meyer says South Africa bristles with cultivated ignorance

William Saunderson-Meyer writes on the Finance Minister's budget speech challenge to the unions

William Saunderson-Meyer assesses the President's fourth SONA address

William Saunderson-Meyer writes on the final vindication of the three doctors accused of theft

William Saunderson-Meyer shines a light on the career of the new Eskom chair

William Saunderson-Meyer writes on the latest allegations against the WCape JP

And the party is pulling South African down with it, says William Saunderson-Meyer

William Saunderson-Meyer says ANC govt continues to kill off hopes of an economic recovery

William Saunderson-Meyer compares and contrasts the UK and RSA polls in 2019

William Saunderson-Meyer says the reality of state dysfunction has cast a pall over seasonal cheer

William Saunderson-Meyer says simply blaming Jan van Riebeek no longer cuts it

William Saunderson-Meyer says battleground the govt has chosen is SAA, not Eskom

William Saunderson-Meyer says it now often takes a court order to get the SAPS to act against criminality

William Saunderson-Meyer writes on the meaning of our latest RWC victory

William Saunderson-Meyer says nations should not allow dreams to obstruct facing up to reality

William Saunderson-Meyer says strong, centre right opposition, is critical

William Saunderson-Meyer writes on the strange outcomes of recent disciplinary actions

William Saunderson-Meyer on constitutional watchdogs gone rabid

William Saunderson-Meyer asks whether our President is tough enough

William Saunderson-Meyer on the coming showdown the President has to win

William Saunderson-Meyer on the new secret ballot obligation on labour

William Saunderson-Meyer says it seems it's "mere criminality" that's always at play

William Saunderson-Meyer on President Ramaphosa's absence during a week of crisis

William Saunderson-Meyer on the tale of Drs De Swart, Morgan & Domingo

William Saunderson-Meyer on keeping the political faith

William Saunderson-Meyer says the President has been rendered immobile by his enemies

Diego Iturralde responds to WSM's column on the topic, WSM replies

William Saunderson-Meyer says the ANC has done nothing to reduce explosive population growth

William Saunderson-Meyer says Ramaphosa's lack of courage has re-opened the door to the Zuptas

William Saunderson-Meyer writes on the current state of play with regards to amending the constitution

William Saunderson-Meyer on the ex-President's underwhelming performance at the State Capture commission

William Saunderson-Meyer says govt must summon the political courage to deal with public violence

William Saunderson-Meyer writes on Vladimir Putin's critique of the West

William Saunderson-Meyer writes on AG Kimi Makwetu's sobering assessment of the state of local govt

William Saunderson-Meyer says President Ramaphosa's address was like a Rorschach test

William Saunderson-Meyer writes on the bare-knuckle battle being fought out within the ANC

William Saunderson-Meyer writes on govt's pathetic response to attacks on truckers

William Saunderson-Meyer assesses the President's cabinet choices

William Saunderson-Meyer says the PP is a disgrace to the law and an embarrassment to the country

William Saunderson-Meyer writes on the predicament of the official opposition

William Saunderson-Meyer says the results were a disaster for the official opposition

William Saunderson-Meyer assesses the IRR and Ipsos' differing polling predictions

William Saunderson-Meyer on the myths the ANC and DA are peddling to voters

William Saunderson-Meyer on the dual nature of the ruling party, and what it means for the Peter Bruce thesis

William Saunderson-Meyer on the contrasting situations of the two former party leaders

William Saunderson-Meyer on the catastrophic failure of basic education in SA

William Saunderson-Meyer says if electricity is lifeblood of modern economy, we're bleeding to death

William Saunderson-Meyer writes on this minority's calculations for the upcoming election

William Saunderson-Meyer on the media, Julius Malema and the EFF

William Saunderson-Meyer says our ruling party possesses a grasshopper mentality

William Saunderson-Meyer says that we are not a country that has endeared itself to its neighbours

William Saunderson-Meyer says 50 years ago the country was dirt poor and enamoured with radical socialism

William Saunderson-Meyer says self-regulation has not done much to keep the audit profession on the straight and narrow

William Saunderson-Meyer on the WCape Premier's tax revolt threat, and the ANC and DA responses to it

William Saunderson-Meyer writes on the tawdry mechanics of corruption being exposed at the Zondo Commission

William Saunderson-Meyer on 25 years of unrealised ANC manifesto commitments

William Saunderson-Meyer writes on the touchy question of illegal immigrants in SA

William Saunderson-Meyer on how politics is lining up as we reach 25 years of ANC rule

William Saunderson-Meyer on the huge task facing the newly appointed NDPP

William Saunderson-Meyer says the US President's choice of ambassador is a useful gauge

William Saunderson-Meyer writes on Barbara Hogan's grim experiences of cadre deployment

William Saunderson-Meyer says despite their advantages Dem performance in the US mid-terms was mediocre

William Saunderson-Meyer says President Ramaphosa can only win on jobs by losing Cosatu

William Saunderson-Meyer says it seems the Ecuadorians have had their fill of Julian Assange

William Saunderson-Meyer says SA is behaving like a teenage pyromaniac

William Saunderson-Meyer on the dangerous combination of low GDP growth and (relatively) high population growth

William Saunderson-Meyer on yet another govt economic stimulus and recovery plan

William Saunderson-Meyer writes on a killing that encapsulates SA's decay

William Saunderson-Meyer asks whether govt is tackling the problem with a renewed seriousness

William Saunderson-Meyer on how the 'KGB of consulting' withered before the Nugent inquiry

William Saunderson-Meyer writes on the checkered past of the consultant class

William Saunderson-Meyer writes on how 1988 mirrors the year we are now in

William Saunderson-Meyer says it seems even the most rotten and economically inept NLM can keep winning at the polls

William Saunderson-Meyer says there is no reason, as yet, to believe that Zanu-PF did not win fairly

William Saunderson-Meyer writes on the first post-Mugabe elections in that country

William Saunderson-Meyer says former US President's words could be read as applying to us, not just Trump

William Saunderson-Meyer says he does not usually condone police brutality, but ...

William Saunderson-Meyer says govt makes it ridiculously difficult for foreign trained doctors to practice in SA

William Saunderson-Meyer says the two leaders are twinned in misfortune

William Saunderson-Meyer says almost everywhere refugees are having doors slammed in their faces

William Saunderson-Meyer explains why the report should be applauded