News/Politics

‘The time has come,’ the Walrus said, ‘To talk of many things: Of shoes — and ships — and sealing wax — Of cabbages — and kings — And why the sea is boiling hot — And whether pigs have wings.’ (The Walrus And The Carpenter by Lewis Carroll) When the dust finally settles over […]

The US presidential hopeful and senator from Arizona, John McCain, is a celebrated Vietnam war veteran and an experienced politician. His credentials under normal political and economic circumstances would favour him for occupation of the Oval Office at the White House, but the circumstances do not favour him nor is his presidential campaign doing much […]

Submitted by Mandla Nyathi The fall-out over the recall of the former president of the country, Thabo Mbeki and the subsequent public defiance by some disgruntled ANC stalwarts such as former minister of defence Mosiuoa Lekota and former Gauteng premier Mbhazima Shilowa has set in motion a very interesting but concerning development in our political […]

This week’s Talkback question on the Mail & Guardian Online: Gun-happy SA: Have the police failed us?

Halloween has its origins in the ancient Celtic festival known as Samhain. The ancient Gaels believed that on October 31 the boundary between the living and the deceased dissolved, and that the dead emerged back into the world to cause chaos and run amok. The tradition of dressing up in ghost costumes and otherworldly spirits […]

When Jacob Zuma and his sidekicks departed for the United States (US) a week ago, we were told that the purpose of the visit was to further strengthen relations between South Africa and the US, and to discuss areas of further cooperation. What utter bollocks! Strengthening what relations? The ANC has no diplomatic relations with […]

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 […]