One of the symbols in South Africa’s Coat of Arms may serve to assuage a degree of Netherlands Consul General Sebastiaan Messerschmidt’s guilt complex about the legacy of Dutch colonialism at the Cape (The Mercury, June 2). Within the...
The name South Africa became official in 1910 when four British colonies united to form the Union of South Africa. Prior to that, ‘South Africa’ was a geographical reference to a region. European settlement began with the Dutch in 1652. In 1820...
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...
The ANC’s charges against Makhosi Khoza MP invite comparison with those the DA brought against Helen Zille. Both women, it would appear, are victims of wanton autocracy. In both cases, the accused are said to have brought the names of their...
Muhammad Omar, whose views are usually sensible, catalogues the failings of colonialism in a fashion which ticks the box of political correctness but otherwise takes a rather select view of history (Daily News, June 13). His opening statement is...
Regardless of the findings of the disciplinary inquiry into Helen Zille’s remarks concerning the legacies of colonialism, the outcomes for the DA can only be negative. If the inquiry finds Zille guilty of bringing the DA into disrepute...
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