BY GARETH MORGAN
President Zuma’s address to the United Nations General Assembly last week included some strong words on climate change, but as with the cabinet statement released two weeks earlier, it did not go far enough. The President reiterated the now well known position that the impacts of climate change will be devastating for Africa, and that it [...]
Zuma too weak on climate change
Semenya: it’s about gender not race
BY KHAYA DLANGA
Let me start off by saying that Caster Semenya is a chick until proven a dude. Oh, hang on, she has been proven to be a chick by her parents, her teachers and her friends, mind you.
The accusations of racism levelled at the IAAF have been a bit excessive. But one can understand [...]
Our prez is ignoring climate change peril
The negotiations that will plot the world’s new climate change framework are less than six months away. But you wouldn’t think so if you listened to President Jacob Zuma’s first “State of the Nation” address. This is worrying as climate change should be on the mind of every leader, says shadow environment minister Gareth Morgan.
I’ve become a born-again South African
Africa’s top Digital Citizen Journalist, Khaya Dlanga, writes that he’s recently become a born-again South African. His faith in this country was renewed by the debates he saw, the interest young people showed in politics for the first time. He argues that, for all its imperfections, we live in a new South Africa again.
Madam Minister, don’t be afraid to keep the coal in the hole
Shadow environment minister Gareth Morgan says the environmental management of mines needs urgent attention. With the sector continuing to externalise many of its costs to the detriment of both human and environmental health, how will water and environmental affairs minister Buyelwa Sonjica, the former minister of minerals and energy, respond to mining’s environmental impact?
Zille should not stoop to Malema’s level
Outspoken human rights activist Rhoda Kadalie says that Helen Zille should be careful not to stoop to Malema’s level. Zille has experienced how the ANC tried to topple her when she became Mayor. With MK war veterans threatening to make the Western Cape ungovernable, the game now is the same, if not more vicious.
A tale of two countries
A South African doctor compares the approach South Africa and Canada has in the way they treat their public servants.
