WHEN President Jacob Zuma was asked on the Business Breakfast TV show what keeps him awake at night he unhesitatingly stated that it was the plight of the poor and what could be done to undo their poverty.
PRESIDENT Jacob Zuma delivered his state of the nation address, focusing as expected, on jobs, rural development, education and health.
I WAS really astonished to hear about the campaign by the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform to trace land restitution claimants.
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.
I TRULY and sincerely sympathise with the family and friends of late Maskandi muso Mgqumeni.
COSATU general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi has a tendency to help the opposition.
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.
FANCY speeches won't solve people's problems.
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.