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…
Government Opinion Pieces
Every parent or guardian can relate to the feeling of anguish and sometimes hopelessness they feel when a child in their care gets ill. Dealing with illness is never pleasant and it is…
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…
A conducive environment is one of the key elements for learners to successfully perform at school. A properly maintained school building with necessities such as sanitation might be taken for…
“Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. It has the power to unite people in a way that little else can. Sport can awaken hope where there was previously only despair…
Everyone loves a holiday, whether it is a visit to the family back home, camping in a national park, or relaxing at an upmarket hotel. When on holiday we want to escape to a place where the people…
We will never forget the unbridled joy and hope we felt as our nation was born 19 years ago, or the pride we felt as our national sporting heroes excelled and won an astounding haul of medals at…
Our future is intertwined with Africa’s prosperity, 54 states share the African continent, a united continent is the key to unlocking the massive potential that is inherent to this unique region…
Life for the majority of our people under colonisation and apartheid was brutal and unimaginable. To some, life then was not worth living; it is against this background that they chose to rise up…
Everyone remembers their first job. It was nerve-racking but exciting at the same time. Mostly, you felt gratitude at being given a chance to get a foot in the door. You could now look ahead with…
No Jewish person will ever forget the pain and devastation inflicted on millions of their compatriots during the holocaust. For thousands of residents of Hiroshima and Nagasaki the scars inflicted…
The fight for land rights and freedom in South Africa goes back more than 100 years. Our history is littered with injustices and the systematic exploitation of black people. Those who colonised…
Any organisation that stands still, refusing to change, innovate and learn from the past, is doomed to fail in today's globally competitive world. Since 1994 the Public Service in South Africa has…
Over the past two decades, we have lived through history as it unfolded right before our eyes. Who can forget the hope we felt when former President Nelson Mandela was released from prison, or the…
Freedom Month is an opportunity for us to remember our fallen struggle heroes, especially those whom we lost recently. They include former Chief Justice Arthur Chaskalson, Alf Kumalo, Professor…
There is a new pastime that will soon have all South Africans scanning the sky. No need for concern though, it has nothing to do with unidentified flying objects.
It is the soon to be fad…
Annually the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) Infantry Formation holds their Memorial Service at Fort Klapperkop outside Pretoria to pay tribute to South African soldiers who lost…
Most 100 year anniversaries are moments of happiness - an occasion to mark with joyous celebration. In June, South Africa will be marking a very different anniversary. This year marks 100 years…
At one time or the other we all have to visit a government office, and often we approach the trip with trepidation, fearing that it will be a time consuming experience. More often than not we are…
In 1918, US Senator Hiram Warren Johnson is purported to have said: “The first casualty when war comes is truth.” The same can be said about the perceived war between SANRAL and the City of Cape…
