President Cyril Ramaphosa is too afraid to lead and is so obsessed with seeking consensus within the ANC, whether it is on COVID-19 or the smallest governance issues.

The sensible thing to do would be to impose a vaccine mandate to deal with vaccine hesitancy, writes Judith February.

South Africans are tired of poor governance, tired of the paralysis of an ANC-led government intent on protecting its own interests, and tired of the president’s optimism, writes Judith February.

Cyril Ramaphosa’s ‘unity uber alles’ motivation has been snubbed by an electorate tired of impunity, tired of a lack of services, tired of talk and tired of corruption, writes Judith February.

The upcoming local government elections have brought the countrywide dysfunction into stark relief, writes Judith February.

The administration of justice depends on the credibility of those who adjudicate, writes Judith February.

Actions matter far more than words, especially to a citizenry tired of empty promises, writes Judith February.

Violence stalks the land, in townships, hostels, and suburbs. It finds expression in the violence the state visits on people daily through poverty and a lack of care and respect, writes Judith February.

President Ramaphosa and the ANC seem so consumed with internal crises and internal party unity that it constantly feels as if we are a country walking in treacle, writes Judith February.

Babita Deokaran, Uyinene Mrwetyana and all the other violence we're experiencing point to a country whose centre is not holding, writes Judith February.

By appointing Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula Speaker of Parliament, the ANC has shown that it cares more for its own people than it does for South Africa's citizens, writes Judith February.

With President Cyril Ramaphosa saying he knows who the instigators of July's violence are, him and his Cabinet need to act quickly if he is to retain his credibility, writes Judith February.

Our constitutional order is hanging by a thread, writes Judith February.

Apart from dealing with the internal ANC politics and a Cabinet reshuffle, President Ramaphosa should be at the forefront of starting the grand project of social reconstruction, writes Judith February.

Had Jacob Zuma been a leader with a jot of care for his country or the livelihoods of those on the margins, he would have acceded to the rule of law and indicated as much to his supporters. But his playbook is naked self-interest, writes Judith February.

Despite the seemingly endless legal wrangling and spectacle outside Nkandla this week, we awoke on 8 July with our democracy bruised but decidedly intact, writes Judith February.

There is a resilience at the heart of this country, its people and institutions that is well able to face even Jacob Zuma’s worst instincts of self-preservation and destruction, writes Judith February.

Whether true or not, the perception is that we are doing the usual South African ‘fly by the seat of our pants’ on vaccine roll-outs, writes Judith February.