BY HLANGANANI S. GUMBI
World Movement for Democracy is an international network of organizations who share the common goal of promoting democracy. Its missions are to strengthen democracy where it is weak, reform and invigorate democracy even where it is longstanding, and bolster pro-democracy groups in countries that have not yet entered into a process of democratic transition.
The [...]
We must guard against those who threaten our democracy
A tale of two shops
BY FREEMAN
Rustenburg, South Africa. Until the town became better known to the world as one of South Africa’s host venues for the 2010 World Cup which will be swamped by English and USA fans on June 12th, it was known by locals as one of South Africa’s fastest growing urban areas on the back [...]
A ‘right to strike’ has limits too
BY AKANYANG MEREMENTSI
About 130 000 members of the South Africa Municipal Workers Union (SAMWU) were expected to embark on a nationwide strike today. This follows a ‘failed application’ by the South African Local Government Association (SALGA) which sought to halt the industrial action by the union, Mail & Guardian Online has reported.
According to the report, [...]
To be truly free, we must conquer corruption
BY FREEMAN
Stories emerge every day of a new act of corruption and connivance. Goldman’s role in the AIG bailout, talk of dodgy swap agreements between banks and Lehman’s prior to its collapse, Goldman’s ”off balance sheet” deals with Greece to help it cover up a shocker of a debt book, political corruption [...]
An anti-Malema campaign isn’t the answer to the Julius problem
BY AKANYANG MEREMENTSI
The Freedom Front Plus has laid a hate speech complaint against African National Congress Youth League president Julius ‘Juju’ Malema and even called for his prosecution.
This came after Juju allegedly said the boers (reference to white people) must be killed for they are rapists when he addressed students at the University [...]
Assessing the Zuma regime
BY VUKAYIBAMBE
The last 8 weeks have been the most tumultuous times in the newly installed ANC government of President Jacob Zuma. And it all started after a Sunday Times story about a child born out of wedlock between the President and one Sonono Khoza.
When I read the article on that Sunday morning [...]
Newspapers write crap on a slow news day
BY AKANYANG MEREMENTSI
Being the reasonable person I think I am, there are so-called stories and news that are not newsworthy and just not worth reporting at all. Or as people would prefer: that are not in the public interest. Before getting into the crap that some newspapers would report on or [...]
Is Malema a “communist capitalist”?
BY AKANYANG MEREMENTSI
Where do you start: nationalisation, disrespecting, swearing and even disgust at elders, shooting to kill, and labelling someone a “racist little girl”?
If anyone is to write a biography on Malema – that person would certainly have it both ways. This is because the process, not to forget [...]
Zille must Zuma Max too
BY AKANYANG MEREMENTSI
President Jacob Zuma had an affair with a woman who was not his wife. They both had a child, and as per cultural norms, Zuma did pay his dues and apologised to South Africa (and probably his wives too — one just wonders how they took the news) with the hope [...]
What the “f***k” is going on in Parliament?
BY AKANYANG MEREMENTSI
You actually did not hear me say this, but write it because some parliamentarian is reported to have told another parliamentarian (possibly the president) exactly that. Now that’s AYOBA!
One says AYOBA because this has never happened in the Mandela time, or even Mbeki time for that matter. And [...]
