The difference between governance and patronage was on view in the overdue vote to oust Mxolisi Kaunda as mayor of eThekwini municipality (The Mercury, February 1). Unfortunately, patronage triumphed. Governance was represented by those parties...
The failure of the eThekwini Council to hold its scheduled monthly meeting because of haggling within the ruling coalition as to who should be appointed deputy mayor illustrates exactly where the priorities of certain elements of this Council lie...
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...
George Devenish (Mercury, October 24) rightly censures the ring-fencing of state contracts exclusively for Africans as proposed by ANC KZN faction leader Sihle Zikalala. But what Zikalala seeks is actually a refinement of what the ANC has been...
History has a habit of repeating itself. The names and dates change but themes are recurrent. Natal in South African history has often tended to be out of step with the rest of the country. This is again apparent with the controversy surrounding...
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