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Eusebius McKaiser

Eusebius McKaiser is a TimesLIVE contributor and political analyst. He is an experienced broadcaster, public speaker, lecturer and author of several books including ‘A Bantu in My Bathroom’ (2012).

Uganda's Anti-Homosexuality Act prescribes the death penalty for certain same-sex acts. File image.

EUSEBIUS MCKAISER | Ramaphosa trades constitutional values for silence on Ugandan anti-homosexuality bill

There is no consistency, no predictability, and certainly no basic commitment to export our human rights jurisprudence.

The bill's withdrawal was announced by minister of communications and digital technologies Solly Malatsi, who said it failed to provide a credible funding model for the SABC’s long-term survival. File image
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PODCAST | SABC ‘on the verge of financial collapse’

Former board member intimated broadcaster is ‘potentially on the verge of financial collapse’ based on what he knew on October 15 2022

Business Unity South Africa president Bonang Mohale argues that the inefficient manner in which the recent ANC conference was run, and the strategic error of allocating most of the time to leadership elections rather than to a deep examination of ideas and policies, is evidence that the ANC is unable to fix itself. File photo.
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PODCAST | Bonang Mohale: 'ANC can’t run a conference and can’t fix the state'

Business Unity South Africa president Bonang Mohale joins Eusebius McKaiser to discuss his recent opinion piece in which he argued the ANC cannot fix itself. Instead, he believes business is South Africa’s last hope.

ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa has been re-elected at Nasrec Expo Centre in Johannesburg.
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LISTEN | Ramaphosa has already proved he cannot save the ANC from itself

Cyril Ramaphosa’s re-election as ANC president is a neutral indicator, according to political analyst and commentator Eusebius McKaiser.

ANC president, Cyril Ramaphosa delivers the political party’s political report on December 16 2022 at Nasrec in Johannesburg during the 55th ANC national conference.
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PODCAST | Ramaphosa's political report embellishes reality

In this short audio analysis, TimesLIVE contributor and analyst Eusebius McKaiser summarises what President Cyril Ramaphosa set out to achieve in his political report at the ANC's elective conference.

President Cyril Ramaphosa says at the height of the state capture era, 'unscrupulous politicians repurposed state institutions for private enrichment and to cover their tracks'. File photo.

EUSEBIUS MCKAISER | Waiting for indecisive Ramaphosa: A movie we have seen too often

Obviously President Cyril Ramaphosa cannot decide whether to resign or not because he is addicted to being indecisive.

People shout slogans against Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and demand that Rajapaksa family politicians step down, during a protest amid the country's economic crisis, at Independence Square in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on April 4 2022. File photo.
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PODCAST | Is Sri Lanka a warning to the ANC?

A year since the July 2021 unrest in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng, there is still no clear factual account of what happened.

EUSEBIUS MCKAISER | I was taught God exists. That is a lie — Here’s why

If God exists, why didn’t he or she or they prevent the hundreds of deaths in KwaZulu-Natal over the past few days?

Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith at the 'Vanity Fair' Oscar party during the 94th Academy Awards in Beverly Hills, California on March 27  2022.

EUSEBIUS MCKAISER | Here’s why Chris Rock and Will Smith deserve neither praise nor defence

Rock’s joke and Smith’s violent response are both examples of the toxic patriarchy that society can no longer tolerate

In an interview with TimesLIVE, former DA politician and leader Mbali Ntuli gives her reasons for leaving the party and the political stage. File photo.
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PODCAST | Mbali Ntuli exits DA, critiques party factionalism

Mbali Ntuli painted a picture of a political culture that had taken root in the DA that is factionalist, leading to the “weaponising” of structures and processes, including disciplinary processes, for factional ends.

Did you notice Ramaphosa blackmailed you on Thursday?

The president wants you to survive on a diet of hope and resilience, which is brutal and wrong

ActionSA MP Athol Trollip
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PODCAST | Athol Trollip reflects on what is different about his latest political adventure

In Eusebius on TimesLIVE, former DA leader Athol Trollip explained how his respite from politics, and venturing into consultancy, allowed him to see anew the experiences of ordinary South Africans across towns and cities in the Eastern…

The NPA and the Hawks have committed to enrolling the top figures fingered in the state capture inquiry chaired by chief justice Raymond Zondo. File photo.
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WATCH LIVE | Will Zondo’s call for consequences be heeded?

Part 2 of the state capture inquiry report has been released and again put the spotlight on malfeasance at state-owned enterprises (SOEs) Denel and Transnet.

While we can be healthier human beings in the world, that requires a deep commitment to self-examining the worst of our current selves, and being prepared to feel awkward and clumsy as we learn to be more fully human than the world has allowed us to be.

A love letter to boys and men

"While we can be healthier human beings in the world, that requires a deep commitment to self-examining the worst of our current selves, and being prepared to feel awkward and clumsy as we learn to be more fully human than the world has…

Tourism minister Lindiwe Sisulu does not believe in our constitution but continues to draw a salary, serving this constitution

OPINION | Lindiwe Sisulu’s arrogance is sponsored by the ANC. Don’t forget that.

What’s important to keep in mind about Lindiwe Sisulu’s attack on the judiciary is that her behaviour tells us as much about her as it does about the African National Congress that sponsors her arrogance.