Grandstanding is justified when it is premised on reason and achievement. President Ramaphosa’s attempt at grandstanding at the UN General Assembly on subjects like trade, debt, climate and poverty was devoid of credibility because, like the rest...
President Ramaphosa’s assertion that the purpose of his national dialogue is to outline the role and responsibilities of the state shows just how rudderless the ANC has become, thereby rendering it ineligible to be anywhere near the levers of...
The assertion by Brett Herron of the Good Party that a national dialogue is more pertinent than ever (The Mercury, August 8) is naïve and unrealistic not only because of how the ANC has structured the intended process, but because the May 29...
Narendh Ganesh’s reminder of the 1985 Inanda riots is timely and thought-provoking. However, his view that those riots should “not overshadow the fact that South Africa is a country of one people” is not borne out by history and reality. As...
President Ramaphosa’s commission of inquiry ‘solution’ to investigate Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi’s damning allegations of corruption within the police and judiciary is standard ANC practice intended to divert attention from the hard...
By indulging in a broadside of invective against the DA and its leader, Mushtak Parker squanders any hope of credibility because, while most of what he asserts is false, his entire perspective blithely ignores the ANC’s corruption and destruction...
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