For politicians who have run out of road in resolving the issues that confront the country, the latest red herring in circulation is so-called white privilege. Its promoters include bitter socialists like Terry Bell (City Press, May 13), the ANC...
Complaints about poor service delivery are a daily occurrence. According to a study done in 2016, between 1999 and 2016, there were 67,750 protests -13 every day (see: Mercury, June 15, 2016). Invariably the cause of service delivery protests is...
As exemplified by The Mercury‘s editorial of May 11, much of the outcry against President Trump’s decertification of the Iran nuclear deal is based on false premises. First, The Mercury‘s claim that the deal was “a...
Whilst in agreement with Judge Thumba Pillay’s appeal for an overhaul of parliamentary representation (Mercury, September 11), the electoral system also merits review. As it stands, all citizens over the age of 18 have the vote in...
Worldwide the promotion of tourism requires conditions that are respectful of law and order and that promise safety and security when accessing sites and attractions. Yet the commissar for Tourism, Sihle Zikalala, prioritises racial and gender...
Half the heading to the article by Karabo Mashugane (Business Report, May 2) is correct: “The BEE codes are inhibiting…” But what appeared to promise some divergent thinking on the subject of BEE, turned out to be more...
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