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Time To Re-appraise Mandela’s Rhetoric

Time To Re-appraise Mandela’s Rhetoric

In taking up Post’s editorial exhortation of July 19-23 to reflect on “Mandela’s dream for the sake of our future,” reality and research point to a fundamental disconnect between the revered words of his autobiography and his endorsement of the...

22 July 2023 Duncan Du Bois ANC, autobiography, Mandela, National Democratic Revolution, NDR, The Mercury 0 Comments
State-owned Pharmacy: Another Socialist Milestone

State-owned Pharmacy: Another Socialist Milestone

The announcement that the ANC is in an advanced state of establishing a state-owned pharmacy along with a state-owned bank should be seen as further milestones in the transformation of South Africa into a fully-fledged socialist state (Business...

15 July 2023 Duncan Du Bois ANC, Pharmacy, socialism, State-owned, The Mercury 0 Comments
Municipal Rot: ANC Reaping What It Has Sown

Municipal Rot: ANC Reaping What It Has Sown

As a press statement, KZN premier Nomusa Dube-Ncube’s wrath at failing municipalities is impressive (The Mercury, July 13). But in reality, the shambles in local government is a result of the adage – reaping what you sow. Admonishing...

13 July 2023 Duncan Du Bois ANC, Failing Municipalities, Government, The Mercury 0 Comments
ANC Is Largely To Blame For Flood Disasters

ANC Is Largely To Blame For Flood Disasters

There is no science in blaming climate change for flood disasters, as eThekwini mayor Mxolisi Kaunda would have us believe (The Mercury, July 10) because the blame for those disasters lies with the ANC for failing to uphold the science of town...

11 July 2023 Duncan Du Bois ANC, Flood Disasters, floods, politics, The Mercury 0 Comments
NHI Should Be Premised On The Beveridge Report

NHI Should Be Premised On The Beveridge Report

In her informative article on the NHI Bill, Professor Larisse Prinsen (The Mercury, July 6) lays out the intended operation of the ANC’s socialist Leviathan. But totally absent from it is the premise that the William Beveridge Report of...

8 July 2023 Duncan Du Bois ANC, NHI, NHI Bill, socialism, The Mercury 0 Comments
When Renaming Detracts From Context And Sincerity

When Renaming Detracts From Context And Sincerity

The protracted process and reasoning involved by which a building at Stellenbosch University (SU) was renamed in the interests of transformation (The Mercury, July 7) fail the litmus test of historical context and transformation’s apparent spirit...

7 July 2023 Duncan Du Bois Renaming, Stellenbosch University, The Mercury 0 Comments
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