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 | The danger to us could very well be in SA, not the US

To what extent is Pretoria prepared to drop the ICJ case? This is the first question Jonas will need to contend with as he touches down in the US, ...

Sam Mkokeli Columnist and contributor
SAM MKOKELI | Rise of Trump stinks of state capture

We’ve seen this movie before and we know how it ends: with institutions gutted, trust shattered and hope auctioned off for political survival

Sam Mkokeli Columnist and contributor
SAM MKOKELI | SA fiddles and squabbles as Trump sets world ablaze

The GNU is a pay-as-you-go arrangement to manage self-interest in a paralysed state, writes Sam Mkokeli.

Sam Mkokeli Columnist and contributor
SAM MKOKELI | Geopolitical crisis offers South Africa a chance to change

President Ramaphosa needs a minister-level authority who will be responsible for the agenda and ensure that ministers and bureaucrats follow through, ...

Sam Mkokeli Columnist and contributor
SAM MKOKELI | Political football in a shotgun marriage

The economy that can’t grow fast enough and the political class is not prepared to take the tough decisions required, writes Sam Mkokeli.

Sam Mkokeli Columnist and contributor
SAM MKOKELI | VAT debate has masked the Transnet budget crisis

State entity is struggling to service its debt but needs to function well if economy is to take off, writes Sam Mkokeli.

Sam Mkokeli Columnist and contributor
SAM MKOKELI | Trump trade tariffs: Should South Africa wait for the axe to fall?

A worst-case scenario should be the basis for the government’s next steps, writes Sam Mkokeli.

Sam Mkokeli Columnist and contributor
SAM MKOKELI | Finance minister must now wield the axe

Finding the consistent underspenders among state departments could be done by an intern, writes Sam Mkokeli

Sam Mkokeli Columnist and contributor
SAM MKOKELI | It's the economy and nothing else, stupid!

Can the G20 summit hosted in South Africa this year be considered a success without US participation

Sam Mkokeli Columnist and contributor
SAM MKOKELI | Barking at Trump not the best strategy

Any SA team picked to negotiate a deal with the US president will need humility, writes Sam Mkokeli