Stephen Grootes

Johannesburg

Senior News Anchor, Newzroom Afrika at DStv

Host of The Money Show on 702 and Cape Talk. Associate Editor at Daily Maverick. Interested in all things financial and political. Email: [email protected]

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Articles

Trump’s Afrikaner refugees - the search for white victims

2 days ago | dailymaverick.co.za | Stephen Grootes

ANALYSIS Illustrative image | The Statue of Liberty with a US flag in the background. | Asylum seekers’ silhouette.
Broken politics — ‘apolitical’ finance minister can’t address SA’s real problem

3 days ago | dailymaverick.co.za | Stephen Grootes

ANALYSIS Illustrative Image: Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana (Photo: Gallo Images / City Press / Leon Sadiki) | ANC flag.
Employment Equity - the DA’s dare to the ANC

1 week ago | dailymaverick.co.za | Stephen Grootes

ANALYSIS Illustrative image: DA Federal Council chair Helen Zille briefs the media on the merits and latest developments in the high court case challenging the Employment Equity Amendment Act. (Photo: Gallo Images / Fani Mahuntsi) | DA supporters march to Parliament to protest against employment equity amendments. (Photo: Gallo Images / Brenton Geach) The latest court application by the DA against an action by the government, of which it is a part, appears to be part of a long-running...
Lesufi’s ‘back to basics’ for Joburg founders in empty promises and potholes

1 week ago | dailymaverick.co.za | Stephen Grootes

ANALYSIS Illustrative image | Sources: Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi. (Photo: Fani Mahuntsi / Gallo Images) | Johannesburg City Centre.
Battle looms between politicians, Treasury technocrats

1 week ago | dailymaverick.co.za | Stephen Grootes

ANALYSIS Illustrative image: DA logo.
Deputy President Paul Mashatile’s political shots in the dark

3 weeks ago | dailymaverick.co.za | Stephen Grootes

ANALYSIS Illustrative image (from left) | Bullet holes in Deputy President Paul Mashatile’s official state vehicle.
Moderates vs far left and far right - the future dynamics of SA politics

3 weeks ago | dailymaverick.co.za | Stephen Grootes

ANALYSIS Illustrative Image: (Freepik) | SA Coat of Arms.
The DA’s difficult dilemma

4 weeks ago | dailymaverick.co.za | Stephen Grootes

The fracas around the Budget and the future of the national coalition presents the DA and its leaders with some interesting questions. While it would seem that in the short term being in the coalition gives the party more power, the real dilemma may be whether continuing to work with the ANC is in its long-term interests. It is, of course, still true that the ANC is the biggest party in our politics; it is difficult to form a government without it.
Polling update — the ANC’s long electoral slide

1 month ago | dailymaverick.co.za | Stephen Grootes

A new poll from the Institute of Race Relations suggests the ANC may be falling below the DA. While this does not reflect the outcome of any future elections, it may well influence the balance of power in the current talks over the continued operation of the national coalition. As we come closer to the anniversary of last year’s elections that saw the ANC falling to just 40% of the vote, there is a flurry of public opinion polling.
Political paralysis — South Africa's best bet may be to muddle through the middle ground

1 month ago | dailymaverick.co.za | Stephen Grootes

While our political classes have been seized with the ‘reset’ of the national coalition, a process that is supposed to result in electoral reform is under way, almost under the radar. There is a risk this could result in an almost binary choice — between enabling a political culture of winners and losers (as in the US) or a system that generates more power sharing, and thus political paralysis (as we have now).