Perception management is the art of creating facts and selling them as truth. But judging by her article claiming that the DA is deploying “a dangerous conditioning strategy,” Vimlesh Rajbansi’s attempt at perception management (POST, June 5- 10)...
The misgivings of the micro parties about the IEC’s handling of their votes are risible. (The Mercury, June 3). The clutter of these micro, pop-up parties generated confusion, which needs to be avoided in the future. There were 34 of them...
Although the tally of votes had not been finalised, the situation on May 31 showed clearly that South Africa is on the cusp of political change. In that respect it is significant how May 31 has marked turning points in our history. On May 31...
The inordinate R500,000 fine imposed by the Equality Court for the use of the k-word and the circumstances in which that heresy was uttered (The Mercury, May 14) calls to mind the lopsided way in which racially derogatory remarks are officially...
Reading the remarks of Cuba’s Ambassador to South Africa, Enrique Gonzalez, (The Mercury, May 13), one wonders how Gonzalez and his fellow travellers can persist in ignoring the long since expired sell-by date of their failed ideology. In terms...
The reported uncertainty of business leaders about economic prospects in the event that a coalition wields power after May 29 obviously hinges on the components of such a coalition (The Mercury, May 10). Coinciding with this uncertainty in...
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