“The similarity between Trump and Malema is scary. Scariest of all is that they live in countries that take them seriously. They epitomise führer-like bluster. They come across as racists and bigots. They are divisive and...
Read MoreWhen asked why there is such incendiary hatred of the idea that people characterised by real or imagined racism might be relegated to an isolated dot on a map, and why it is a problem rather than a solution, former...
Read MoreAccording to a report on SA Labour News the City Press reported today that the Julius Malema has discouraged Numsa and Zwelinzima Vavi from forming a political party and has urged them to start a workers’ federation that EFF...
Read MoreInvestor confidence must be restored and the South African gold mining industry allowed to regain its rightful stature in the global industry. To do this the ANC must relinquish the flawed and complex Australian-inspired Sims...
Read MoreConsiderable insight into the problems at Marikana is provided by this letter. There is an explanation of why the miners are using Mr Malema who has made his power and ‘noise’ available to them. Such power is not easily...
Read MoreNo wonder citizens battle to understand the law, and even think of it as an ass, when civil wrongs are treated as crimes.
Read MoreWe have all heard Julius Malema’s numerous strident calls for “economic freedom in our lifetime”. Now, having seen the National Union of Metalworkers of SA strikers’ behaviour, turning to violence and destruction...
Read MoreIf you like sausages, you shouldn’t watch them being made. This aphorism aptly applies to our country’s transition to democracy. History teaches us that the making of democracy everywhere is a messy, often unappetising...
Read MoreMany South Africans are seriously concerned about the future, with good reason. We have failed dismally to come to grips with the most pressing issues. Inequality, unemployment and the rights of the poor can no longer be...
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