2008

Submitted by MF Cassim The November national convention will be taking place against a backdrop of slowing world economic growth and terrible financial turmoil. The consequences for the country are many and serious. The emergence of a new political party will therefore be very timely because pressing issues need a dynamic response. The new party […]

It’s a good thing that floor crossing has become a thing of the past or we’d need a metro cop directing the traffic in parliament about now. In fact the situation has become so fluid, what with all the new parties, breakaways and splits on the go, that it’s becoming harder by the day to […]

Submitted by Marius Redelinghuys Not only has thinking the unthinkable become more apparent, but touching those formerly considered untouchable seems ever more likely, as an examination of the virtues, vices and future of the “Shikota” movement illustrates. Shikota appears to pose a significant challenge to the electoral dominance of the ANC, especially as support for […]

I am not one prone to the indiscriminate use of profanity. In fact, those who know me well will tell you that I rarely descend to this sort of level. But Julius’ ability to spew out the most outlandish statements has reduced my I.Q to levels I didn’t think possible. This is my excuse for […]

People who complain about the suppression of individual freedom in the ANC often fail to notice that dissenters who want to do as they please are, equally, a threat to the organisation’s unity and African people’s political self-determination and power. You can see this clearly with the resentment, anger and threat of violence aroused by […]

With apologies to JK Rowling for borrowing part of the Harry Potter title I believe that the ANCYL president Julius Malema would be wasted doing law through Unisa when a degree in philosophy surely beckons. Philosophy is defined in the Oxford Dictionary as follows : “• noun (pl. philosophies) 1 the study of the fundamental […]

… barring some unforeseen event or the Republicans doing what they know what to do best every four years – stealing an election. It’s easy to use the typical and lazy argument that black people support Obama simply because he is black. Naturally, blacks will be proud of him, just like women would have been […]