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No New ANC Face Can Salvage South Africa

No New ANC Face Can Salvage South Africa

Speculation about who might succeed Ramaphosa and abate the ANC’s decline reflects shallow thinking when it should be clear that the pursuit of the historically discredited Marxist national democratic revolution (NDR)  is the fundamental issue. No matter who replaces Ramaphosa, as long as the ANC remains wedded to the NDR, the country will continue to

Truth Becoming Self-Evident in Trump’s America

Truth Becoming Self-Evident in Trump’s America

By his passionate denunciation of President Trump (The Mercury, October 31), Colin Bosman’s words pay tribute to the success of the mainstream media in instilling narratives. For ten years, the ‘reputable’ media has all but exhausted its vocabulary of scorn, loathing, ridicule and aversion regarding Donald Trump. So it is not surprising that he is seen

Democrats Are The Party Of Un-Americans

Democrats Are The Party Of Un-Americans

Developments in America these days show that there are two types of Americans: democratic Americans and un-Americans. The attempt by Democratic governors to sue the Trump administration for nutritional shortages occurring because of the government shutdown provides a case in point. The Democrats are responsible for the month-long shutdown because their demands for free medical

The Deception Of The Freedom Charter

The Deception Of The Freedom Charter

Since its accession to power, the ANC has strived incrementally to implement the dictates of its handbook on socialism – the Freedom Charter. The surprise of the Minerals Council at the latest amendments to mineral resources legislation (Business Report, October 9) is therefore a case of studied ignorance. Drafted by Marxists in 1955 during the Cold

Fatima Hendricks’ Double Standards on Humanitarianism

Fatima Hendricks’ Double Standards on Humanitarianism

Since atrocities have occurred on both sides in the Israel/Hamas conflict, it is difficult to sympathise with Dr Fatima Hendricks’ account of her detention by Israeli forces as a result of her participation in the Global Sumud Flotilla mission to Gaza, given the mission’s documented links with Hamas (POST, October 22-26). Aligned with the Hamas-supporting Muslim

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