REMEMBERING BIKO’S 76TH BIRTHDAY This past Sunday, December 18, was the birthday of our founding father Bantu Stephen Biko who was born in 1946 in Tarkastad in the Eastern Cape. His family moved to eQonce where the young Biko grew up. On the occasion…
CIRCULATE THE RAND AMONGST BLACK PEOPLE The biggest challenge facing the country at the moment is unemployment. More than any other thing, unemployment has a dehumanising effect on people. It turns fathers into beggars. It turns self-respecting mothers into prostitution. It contributes to the…
ENDURING ANC MISRULE IS A PEOPLE’S CHOICE We can choose to go on a hair-splitting exercise. We can fall into the trap of saying that the country’s President Cyril Ramaphosa’s sins pale into insignificance compared to the “barbarians at the gate” who want to…
MASTERS OF THE ART OF DECEPTION You must give it to them. South Africa’s ruling party has mastered the art of deception. Yes, they have perfected the skill of manipulating public opinion to advance their political interests. Little wonder that they have managed to…
IMAGINE AN ANC-LESS SOUTH AFRICA Political analysts have been exploring various scenarios following the delay by parliament for the submission and debate on the findings of the committee appointed to investigate if President Cyril Ramaphosa has a case to answer on the Phala Phala…
CORRUPTION BECOMING NORMAL Just more than a week ago, owners of driving schools in Mbombela in Mpumalanga province staged a protest against the increase of the bribery amount that is to be paid to get a driving licence. In case you did not get…
POPULISM – A TACTIC FOR VOTES The call by the Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi that the debt of R4.7 billion owed to ESKOM by residents of Soweto should be scrapped should have created excitement to many in the township. The news should receive endless…
E-TOLLS SCRAPPED Considering the public excitement about the announcement by the Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana that effectively scrapped the e-toll system, it is tempting to shower the minister and the government with praises. But any accolades to the government on this issue would be…
