Watch your words, Mr President

What Zuma says in his state of the nation address might help him facilitate a peaceful political afterlife, writes Madala Thepa   0 Comments

Taking on imperialism

It is strange that after beating Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma over four rounds of voting this week, Jean Ping essentially lost to himself in the last round of voting, writes Vukani Mde   0 Comments

It's time to quit delaying tactics

The ANC's national leadership should open the succession debate as soon as possible to avoid a messy conference in Mangaung.   0 Comments

Malema has irked big wigs

It's one thing to hate Zuma and quite another to set yourself up as an opponent of the entire ANC leadership, or the party itself   3 Comments

Draw straws to pick a yarn?

IT has always been difficult to believe convicted murderer Donovan Moodley's account of how university student Leigh Matthews was killed.   0 Comments

Follow up your land right claim

I WAS really astonished to hear about the campaign by the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform to trace land restitution claimants.   0 Comments

Teacher unions not the cause in dysfunctional education

THE call by National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) chairman Andile Lungisa to de-unionise education cannot be left unchallenged because it distorts facts and paints a very disturbing picture about the role of teacher unions in our education system.   0 Comments

Failure of Safa to fruitfully engage with PSL cause of Bafana troubles

HIDDEN agendas and hypocrisy are the reasons behind our soccer's crisis and the failure of our national teams to qualify for major competitions.   0 Comments

Disparity reigns

WALKING the dusty streets of Khotsong township, next to Bothaville in the Free State, I am drawn to a newspaper article where white people, led by AfriForum, are carrying placards complaining that they are being short-changed by universities.   0 Comments

Zuma is selective

I AM TAKING no sides in the battle of Mangaung but the selective targeting of Limpopo's government is suspicious because North West, Mpumalanga and KwaZulu-Natal social development face similar situations. I am sure Matthew Phosa knows that, hence his support for Cassel Mathale.   0 Comments

Deeds and not poetry deliver

FANCY speeches won't solve people's problems.   0 Comments

Zuma dishonest

HALF the crowd that attended the ANC centenary celebrations left the stadium before Jacob Zuma spoke. This is the second time Zuma has addressed (empty) chairs and marshals.   0 Comments

Stop running after whites

TELEVISION coverage of the shocking story of the person killed in the University of Johannesburg stampede showed thousands of people thronging to UJ to register at the former whites-only Rand Afrikaanse Universiteit.   1 Comments