“We are saddened by this tragic loss of a senior cop who dedicated his life to serve the vulnerable and the weak in society. We have all been robbed of a true patriot, a dedicated officer who has…
Government Opinion Pieces
AFTER the Constitutional Court’s ruling on the e-tolling of the Gauteng Freeway Improvement Project (GFIP), you would have been hard-pressed to find a person in Gauteng who did not have an opinion on…
The silence of the night is shattered by a barrage of abusive language, loud banging, glass breaking and pleading cries coming from the next door neighbour.
With shock you keep on listening…
More than 100 years ago, indigenous African people lived together and jointly owned the land. Individual land ownership was an unfamiliar concept. The land belonged to the people and local chiefs…
The events of 1994 will forever be imprinted in our minds. We celebrated our newly found unity, our fledgling democracy and shared the hope of a prosperous country that would see the lives of all…
The events of 1994 will forever be imprinted in our minds. We celebrated our newly found unity, our fledgling democracy and shared the hope of a prosperous country that would see the lives of all…
The events of June 16, 1976 when thousands of young people took to the streets of Soweto in defiance of the apartheid regime is one of the defining moments of our journey to democracy, equality…
The events of June 16, 1976 when thousands of young people took to the streets of Soweto in defiance of the apartheid regime is one of the defining moments of our journey to democracy, equality…
On 16 June 1976, thousands of youths took to the streets of Soweto to demand their right to freedom and equality. The youth of 1976 had run out of patience and were no longer willing to obey…
South Africa’s transition to democracy was one of the world’s most iconic testimonies of tolerance and peaceful co-existence. Our peaceful transformation had stunned the world when our critics had…
On 16 June 1976, thousands of youths took to the streets of Soweto to demand their right to freedom and equality. The youth of 1976 had run out of patience and were no longer willing to obey…
South Africa’s transition to democracy was one of the world’s most iconic testimonies of tolerance and peaceful co-existence. Our peaceful transformation had stunned the world when our critics had…
From the moment the nurse places the new-born baby in a parent’s arms, an overwhelming instinct to protect and nurture takes hold. Any selfishness fades as you look at that tiny, helpless body and…
‘Talking your book’ is an expression that is popular in financial circles. It describes advocating an investment position that, if true, would end up making money.
Business executives tend…
The South African Government is dismayed by BBC correspondent John Simpson’s lopsided view of reality as expressed in his report “Is there a future for whites in South Africa?” His views do not…
As the temperature drops, the electric blanket and heaters get switched on. In homes across South Africa the smell of soup and hot meals fill the air. As winter approaches we inevitably spend more…
In the 1980’s South Africa was a country on the verge of implosion. Opposition to the apartheid state was at its peak, a groundswell of popular resistance had emerged and pressure was brought to…
As the debate on tolling continues, one has come to realise that both the Democratic Alliance and Cosatu share the same basic ideological flaw – at least on road infrastructure financing.
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In 2000 the influential financial publication, The Economist, labelled Africa the “hopeless Continent”, but has since had to revise its view in recognition of the remarkable transformation of…
When South Africans lined up in their millions to vote during our first democratic election in 1994, they all carried with them an ID, to verify who they were. For most it was a green barcoded ID…
