The Russian Federation’s ambassador to South Africa, Ilya Rogachev, correctly identifies the root cause of the simmering tensions between the USA and Russia over Ukraine. It is the breakdown of credibility (The Mercury, February 2). Besides the...
Whereas every aspect of Trump’s presidency was subjected to negative scrutiny and disparagement, to date Biden’s Executive Orders and the proposed legislation of the Democrats enjoy a kid-gloves treatment from the mainstream media and silence...
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...
The editorial comment in the Post of February 26 concerning the SACP’s negative influence on South Africa is to be applauded for daring to expose the truth about South Africa’s economic stagnation and decline. As any diligent student of the...
In terms of retrieving South Africa from its downward spiral under the ANC, when she was DA leader Helen Zille marked 2019 as the turning point to commence the reversal of the rot. Sadly and unfortunately 2019 has not proved the watershed year...
It is a pity that anti-Trump sentiment, as exemplified by the December 20 editorial viewpoint, has blurred The Witness’s grasp on the flawed realities of the vote to impeach President Trump. It is the standard partisan practice to accuse...
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