With the G4S contract at the MCC nearing its end in 2026, more drama involving correctional centres and other places where the company operates is to be expected.

Some people don’t even need to kill a mosquito to keep you at the bottom: dispossessed, landless and destitute. And while many view monarchs as weak and largely symbolic entities, the British monarchy ranks among the wealthiest corporations in the world.

Each day that passes indicates that South Africa has a fragile political system that lacks ‘shock absorbers’ to contain and withstand problems that face its society. The creation of the ‘new’ South Africa was understood to be a realisation of Nelson Mandela’s famous speech in 1994 to mark the end of apartheid.

Many years ago when the Limpopo government failed to deliver books and other learning materials, the smart ones suggested that if that task had been given to the South African Breweries (SAB) those materials would have reached their intended recipients. Since then, it has been fashionable to cite the “impeccable” SAB model when individuals criticize the state and its SOEs for their service delivery failures.

This opinion piece argues that the time is almost ripe for a liberal party in South Africa, and Herman Mashaba is one of the players who thinks that he is the one to lead the project.