Sam Mkokeli Columnist and contributor

Sam Mkokeli is an SA journalist and politics researcher who has worked as political editor of Business Day in the past and now contributes to Business Day, Financial Mail and the Sunday Times.

Sam Mkokeli Columnist and contributor
SAM MKOKELI | DA closes door on ready-to-pay customers

What would the DA be like if it were a business? Here is an enterprise choosing not to grow, yet there is a sea of ready-to-pay clients.

Sam Mkokeli Columnist and contributor
SAM MKOKELI | Triggers to Cyril’s potential exit amid market, political mayhem?

The ANC will get 45% to 48% of the national vote on 29 May, writes Sam Mkokeli.

Sam Mkokeli Columnist and contributor
ANC’s election plans laid bare in recording

Some ANC leaders seen as letting the side down just weeks before polls that could force party into a coalition government

Sam Mkokeli Columnist and contributor
SAM MKOKELI | Malema now more power-hungry than populist

Malema has toned down his populist bluster on the campaign trail, because he has the spoils of high office in his sights

Sam Mkokeli Columnist and contributor
SAM MKOKELI | Our public office bearers could learn lessons from bankers

The smarts and resilience of the banking sector could provide a lesson or two for those in public office, writes Sam Mkokeli.

Sam Mkokeli Columnist and contributor
SAM MKOKELI | Will Ramaphosa choose Mr Snail Patel, again?

Ebrahim Patel’s name is missing from the ANC’s list to represent it in parliament after the elections, writes Sam Mkokeli.

Sam Mkokeli Columnist and contributor
SAM MKOKELI | Can Ramaphosa afford to let Pandor go?

President Cyril Ramaphosa may have to beg foreign minister Naledi Pandor to remain in politics for a few years, despite her announcing her departure ...

Sam Mkokeli Columnist and contributor
SAM MKOKELI | The 14 days that could make or break SA

Unlike in previous elections, this time there may be no clear winner — which will mean jostling and horse-trading in an interregnum after the results ...

Sam Mkokeli Columnist and contributor
SAM MKOKELI | SAA debacle shows how vulnerable we still are to state capture 2.0

How could Cyril Ramaphosa's government handle the SAA matter in such a sorry manner? Of course, it could be because the chief himself ignores the ...

Sam Mkokeli Columnist and contributor
SAM MKOKELI | Elections add further layer of risk to SA’s schizophrenia

South Africa's political risks are getting more pronounced by the day, with water problems being more prevalent and emblematic of broader state ...