Zuma has become symbol of South Africa’s deep-seated problems but, if we are to move on, we must lose our obsession with him
Democratic Alliance
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What does the ANC have to say about the Western Cape breaking away from South Africa?
The Democratic Alliance has begun preparations for a provincial referendum
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Why ANC leaders ‘love’ the ANC
The truth is that ANC leaders don’t “love” the ANC itself but do love what their membership of the party did to their lives after 1994 as a result of the jobs in the government or private sector they occupied and benefited so much from
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Bring me a permanent solution in the Western Cape
Love it or hate it, independence certainly has merit
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Will that which we called iBhayi by any other name sound as sweet?
The minister of sports, arts and culture and a committee have shown cultural amnesia in choosing Gqeberha and not iBhayi as Port Elizabeth’s new name
Posted inEquality, General
The recklessness of relative truths
Democracy isn’t possible without some consensus on what constitutes valid knowledge
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Farm murders and the lie of white victimhood
THOUGHTLEADER: Violence menaces all sectors and people in our society. Yet the reality of rural crime and farm murders is being exploited and engineered into a political narrative to advance a sinister agenda.
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Another open letter: Premier Winde, how must I vote?
“History repeats itself. Has to. No one listens” – Steve Turner
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Covid-19: Contrasting preparation by the DA-led Western Cape and other provinces
When you make a choice, you also choose the consequence. The people of the Western Cape need to start thinking about the possibilities of Cape independence
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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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Hate and hatred
Black people are angry. White people are angry. Indian people are angry. Coloured people are angry. Chinese people are angry. It would seem that South Africans of all races are angry. There is so much hate and hatred welling up inside each South African, that at a moment’s notice anyone could tweet a harshly worded […]