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 [...]
Zille must Zuma Max too
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 [...]
Open the door wider, in anyway possible
BY HLANGANANI GUMBI
The Democratic Alliance (DA) has entered into what should be a new and most exciting decade for politics in South Africa. The DA has grown from a minor opposition party to the efficient and effective official opposition it is today. If the strategists who engineered this immense growth continue with the bold and [...]
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.
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?
ANC will savage any opposition to its bid for perpetual rule
Alex Matthews argues that plans by the ANC to destabilise and distract from opposition leader Helen Zille from fulfilling her duties as premier of the Western Cape shows the contempt that our ruling party has for democracy. He argues that the ANC will brutally undermine any opposition to its bid for perpetual rule.
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.
Why class is more important than race
Cilliers Brink advocates a paradigm-shift from that of racial competition to social cohesion, arguing that a cohesion-centred paradigm in our society, rooted in Constitutional values, can achieve so more to channel the human and financial resources of the wealthy in aid of the poor than the ANC (and COPE) model of a racial tug-of-war.
Election result was a victory for the struggle
An ANC supporter celebrates his party’s election victory, exploring its ramifications and and identifying it as the legacy of struggle heroes like Chief Albert Luthuli, Pixley kaSeme, ZK Matthews, Oliver Tambo, Walter Sisulu and Nelson Mandela.
