There is little to fault in KZN finance MEC Ravi Pillay’s comprehensive and realistic overview of the challenges to the province’s economy until one reaches the line which states: “all our measures must be underpinned by the principles of...
One of the perks of being in power is to present propaganda as history, a task KZN premier Sihle Zikalala carries out with panache (Mercury, May 25). In his tribute to Africa Day, Zikalala predictably places the blame for Africa’s plight on the...
Gerry Nelson (Mercury, May 5) is quite correct in stating that in combatting the Coronavirus the ANC is advancing socialism. The lockdown is in fact proceeding in lockstep with the eight-phase strategy Saul Alinsky proclaimed in 1971 by which a...
It is a reality that adversity provides opportunity. The economic meltdown as a consequence of combatting the coronavirus has provided China with a golden opportunity to exploit shattered economies so as to advance its aim of being the dominant...
History shows that crises are exploited by governments to extend authoritarianism. When that occurs, civil liberties suffer. The peremptory declaration by the KZN Premier Sihle Zikalala that all those who test Covid-19 positive will be forced...
Having just resumed my subscription to the Mercury after almost four months in protest against the excessive preference given to SACP/ANC propaganda news and views, it is shameful that despite the Mercury’s historic tradition in support of...
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