THE ANC CANNOT BE TRUSTED TO PROTECT WOMEN’S RIGHTS – Edition 50 – 1 September 2017
August, women’s month in South Africa, drew to a close yesterday one is drawn to reflect on South Africa under the presidency of Jacob Zuma and whether the government is committed to our much vaunted liberal constitution said to contain the most liberal human rights...
THE ANC – A HOUSE ON FIRE – Edition 49 – 18 July 2017
The ANC’s National Policy Conference kicked off on Friday 30 June 2017 with the theme “Let us deepen unity!” This conference was being held against the backdrop of a ‘Party at War’ with itself. Divisions in the party have been steadily growing over the past three...
THE TIPPING POINT Edition 48 – 28 May 2017
THE TIPPING POINT It is common cause that President Jacob Zuma has wanted to remove Pravin Gordhan as Finance Minister ever since he was appointed in December 2015 after his botched attempt to capture the National Treasury by firing Nene and replacing him with Gupta...
THE ANC BIG LIE Edition 47 – 27 March 2017
THE ANC BIG LIE It is common concern that Joseph Goebels the chief propagandist of Adolf Hitler and the Nazis used the BIG LIE to promote and justify their doctrine as the means of taking control of the state institutions that strengthen or promote democracy. Goebels...
A TAIL OF TWO SITTINGS Edition 46 – 7 March 2017
A TAIL OF TWO SITTINGS There could be no greater contrast than comparing the sitting of Parliament for the State of the Nation address by President Jacob Zuma on 9 February 2017 and the Budget Speech delivered by Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan on 22 February 2017....
WHAT WILL 2017 BRING? Edition 45 – 7 February 2017
WHAT WILL 2017 BRING? The New Year has started off with a bang and there is every reason that this will continue for the remainder of the year. Donald Trump was inaugurated the forty fifth, and oldest ever, president of the United States amid a storm of controversy...
THIS WAS THE YEAR 2016 Edition 44 – 30 December 2016
THIS WAS THE YEAR 2016 This time last year who would have thought that: ? David Cameron who had won the British General Election with an outright majority would resign and be replaced by Theresa May; ? Britain would vote to leave the EU; ? Donald Trump would be the...
PLANET ZUMA FIGHTS BACK Edition 43 – 3 December 2016
PLANET ZUMA FIGHTS BACK The despot from Planet Zuma, the planet that was revealed to the nation by DA leader Mmusi Maimane during the 2014 state of the nation debate, appears to have adopted a “Fight Back” campaign to prop up his ailing support. The original “Fight...
JACOB ZUMA CAUGHT – BUT IS HE OUT? Edition 41 – 9 November 2016
JACOB ZUMA CAUGHT – BUT IS HE OUT? In a normal functioning democracy there should have been an official statement from the Presidency on Wednesday night with a full and unconditional apology from the President and accompanied by an announcement of his resignation to...
CAN THE ANC SAVE ITSELF? Edition 40 – 19 September 2016
CAN THE ANC SAVE ITSELF? The repercussions of the 3 August 2016 local government elections are now starting to sink in and the once mighty ANC is at a loss as to how they must deal with these losses. The hard reality that the voters no longer “love” the ANC as the...
