The first As with nearly all murders, the cold facts reported in newspapers and on websites, and the clever comments deliberated on in opinion pieces and blogs, do not reveal the gut-wrenching pain of loss, especially when it is a violent and unexpected loss. And, while most of us vehemently disagree with his opinions and [...]
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Julius Malema and his ANCYL comrades have been making waves in the press world again. This time it was a series of attacks on the press and journalists. But, instead of the usual sniggers and/or anger, they provoked a thoughtful response from internet savvy young adults. Sipho Hlongwane, a young law student initiated a campaign [...]
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And no, it’s not a Zimbabwean1 headache. Although Jacob Zuma is sure to be getting a few of those over the next five years. It is much closer to home. Sb’u Ndebele, the new Minister of Transport, and his brand new Mercedes Benz (and a couple of other things like a plasma television and two [...]
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Helen Zille locks horns with the ANC, SA Communist Party, COSATU, ANC Youth League and, judging by comments on internet forums, even some of her own supporters. Her letter to the Cape Argus as published by the Sowetan has raised a furore that won’t be dying down for a while. It has even been picked [...]
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Earlier on this afternoon, 12 May 2009, the ANC Youth League released a vitriolic and controversial media statement condemning Helen Zille’s statements about Jacob Zuma in a letter to the Argus/Sowetan. A copy of the media statement was placed on their website and made available for download in Adobe PDF format. Since then (10:00 pm [...]
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And the first impression is that it seems to be huge. Thirty four ministers (Thabo Mbeki had twenty eight) and an additional twenty seven deputy ministers, plus the President and Deputy President. Sixty three highly paid people in total. This seems to be too large a number. Will they fit into the meeting venue? The [...]
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The DA (Democratic Alliance) looks like it is going to win a majority in the Western Cape Provincial Legislature. And it will rule, either by itself or with one or more of the smaller parties as a coalition partner/s. This puts the ANC (African National Congress) in the strange and new (for them) position of [...]
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It is tiring me just watching how much energy, time and money is being spent by the DA (Democratic Alliance) in trying to crucify Jacob Zuma. Let’s put aside whether Jacob Zuma is guilty or not guilty. Let’s put aside the legal and procedural convolutions that were gone through to arrive at the status quo. [...]
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The first day of April and that means? Not here. We aim to be serious most of the time. The politics of elections go on and it is the politicians that look more like fools every day. I don’t think that there is a single thing they won’t say to try and win that vote. [...]
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I have always had this impression that large numbers of senior ANC (African National Congress) members and officials are first and foremost ANC members and then only South Africans. In other words, they would put the interests of the ANC over and above those of the country. I don’t think that this is a new [...]
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