Tara's Take

DA-EFF merger an unthinkable solution to South Africa’s political crisis

Nonvoters are SA’s largest political force, and no party has been able to occupy the ground the ANC lost

Jul 15 • Tara Roos

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Liam Jacobs saga tells us something uncomfortable about SA politics

When politicians move between parties, they often expose contradictions more clearly than anyone else could

Jul 1 • Tara Roos

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June 2026

Should Cape Town be grateful for digital nomads?

Cape Town’s short-term rental boom brings foreign currency and glossy global attention

Jun 10 • Tara Roos

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SA needs a reckoning, not another conversation

Why the national dialogue should go further than the TRC

Jun 3 • Tara Roos

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May 2026

‘Smurfism’ is ruining the DA

Treating critique as attack and reframing every loss as a win will kill the party

May 13 • Tara Roos

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SA built an exclusive economy, now it can’t sustain inclusion

Decades of de-industrialisation and weak growth have left the state overstretched

May 6 • Tara Roos

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February 2026

The Steenhuisen Saga and the Illusion of the 'DA Difference'

Why better branding is not the same as better politics

Feb 11 • Tara Roos

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January 2026

South Africa Is Becoming Politically Unrecognisable

Polarisation, grievance, and the collapse of a shared national identity

Jan 28 • Tara Roos

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The Dark Prince: Pieter du Toit’s forensic probe of Paul Mashatile

Pieter du Toit’s The Dark Prince is an unflinching investigation into Paul Mashatile’s ascent from Alexandra township activist to the corridors of…

Jan 25 • Tara Roos

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November 2025

South Africa and the New G20 Stand-Off: Why Ramaphosa vs Trump Reveals a Changing World

How American pressure revived South Africa’s defence of sovereignty

Nov 25, 2025 • Tara Roos

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The Allure of Zohran Mamdani, and The Hard Truth About South Africa

Why a progressive victory in New York cannot be replicated in a conservative, disengaged South African electorate.

Nov 18, 2025 • Tara Roos

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Beyond the Bob: The Scramble to Fill the DA's Most Powerful Seat

Helen’s Big Move and the DA’s Bigger Problem

Nov 4, 2025 • Tara Roos

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