News24 Mandy Rossouw

Zuma should tighten the belt (financially)

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 07:33:26 +0200

Luthuli House never seems to get its act together when it comes to managing money and ensuring that all the bills are paid and there is something extra in the kitty, writes Mandy Rossouw.

China and Africa: The true price of a free lunch

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:36:02 +0200

Mandy Rossouw says Chinese investment is not colonialism as we know it, but it works on the same principle. To give without making demands makes for unequal partnerships.

Good girls come last

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:39:30 +0200

Mandy Rossouw holds thumbs for Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma to take up the hot seat at the AU, but believes history has shown us in Africa, good girls come last.

Politics. It's hardly a science

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 08:39:43 +0200

Thabo Mbeki’s return comes at a time when the non-Zuma ANC needs a patron, and Mbeki provides the perfect choice, says Mandy Rossouw.

A blank email from the president's office

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 19:15:26 +0200

An empty email that was supposed to contain the presidential address of the ANC centenary celebrations actually said oh, so much, writes Mandy Rossouw.

Security Council: Are we up for it?

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 07:39:56 +0200

In January South Africa will have to show whether we are made of the stern stuff that gets you a seat at the international top table, writes Mandy Rossouw.

The big Zuma question

Thu, 29 Dec 2011 07:44:36 +0200

President Jacob Zuma would argue it has been a good year for him, but one bad choice might haunt him, writes Mandy Rossouw.

Being coloured

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:49:55 +0200

Is being coloured still wearing white Levi jeans and a bomber jacket - the type with the orange lining - like it was in the early 90s, asks Mandy Rossouw.

If a party has nothing to give

Tue, 13 Dec 2011 12:45:02 +0200

More than 30 years after the liberation of Zimbabwe the only thing leaders can give delegates is freedom from the colonial power, writes Mandy Rossouw.

The (hard) life and times of Morgan Tsvangirai

Tue, 06 Dec 2011 15:22:49 +0200

Morgan Tsvangirai has found no matter how much people claim to love you, there are some boundaries never to be crossed. Or if you do cross them, keep it quiet, writes Mandy Rossouw.