We need robust and open discussion about South Africa’s transformation. What we don’t need is ham-fisted attempts at political posturing and calling our judges names
Cyril Ramaphosa
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Today’s ANC is a criminal enterprise masquerading as moral and political “leaders of society”
The criminal prosecution and lawful dissolution of the ANC are not only morally desirable but legally justifiable too
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Could innovation in payments and e-commerce expand intra-African trade?
The African Continental Free Trade Area going live heralds exciting times for tech innovation in payments, e-commerce and trade across Africa
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Welcome, dear reader, to the land of bullshit
Two parallel discussions are before parliament to address the same issue: the amendment of section 25 of the Constitution to allow for expropriation without compensation and the Expropriation Bill that seeks to repeal the Expropriation Act
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Crooks in ANC thrive because they ride on Ramaphosa’s credibility
The president could have been the second president of the ANC and the country after Mandela. He made it in December 2017 — but now he leads with some corrupt people he dislikes
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Corruption casts a long shadow on our public discourse
When the words commonly associated in news stories with the term ‘Covid-19’ include ‘looting’, it’s time to shine a light on the problem
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DA: A liberal party suddenly fearful of ideas?
“When truth is replaced by silence, the silence is a lie” – Yevgeny Yevtushencko Strange times these. A proposed non-electoral pact between the ANC, a party synonymous with the advent of South African democracy, and the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), a party slavishly devoted to naked populism, would see them collaborating to evade electoral accountability […]
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The DA’s silent march towards self-determination in the Western Cape
An independence advocacy group believes that a growing number of the party’s MPs and leaders in the province support autonomy or secession
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Please, Mr President, keep us weak at the knees
Dear Mr President, Before launching into this letter’s raison d’être, I want you to know that I am truly fond of you. Truly. I want to squeeze your plump cheeks, sit across the dinner table from you just to hear you speak, and give you a good old bear hug at the end of the […]
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What Ramaphosa announced, and what he admitted
President Cyril Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation Address contained all the usual announcements of new government initiatives, but was marked for what he admitted about the country’s huge challenges. This comes out clearly in a look at how this tough SONA was reported on in the media. The name “Ramaphosa” was mentioned 80 times in […]
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Eskom is bent
If Eskom is bent, what is it going to take to straighten it out?
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Don’t call me “kaffir”
Don’t call me “kaffir” I’m not your prison Bitch Don’t blame me for the sociopathology I’m not the architect of this wrongful state You rant and rave like a lunatic Yet you claim to be fighting for the oppressed Your presentation and demeanour tells us for whom you work That tells us you’re not independent […]