Give Him Enough Rope
(Politics)

Give Him Enough Rope

In this column on March 15 (“The summer of our discontent”) I signalled what I thought was a discernible hardening of attitude on the part of the wider Afrikaans community. [...]

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Live By The Vote, Die By The Panga
(Politics)

Live By The Vote, Die By The Panga

On April 27th 1994 South Africa held its first election based on universal suffrage and thus affected a peaceful transfer of power to the African National Congress led by Nelson [...]

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  • Posted on 12th Apr 2010
    by Hannes Wessels
  • 4 comments

The Hedonistic Champion of the Poor
(Politics)

The Hedonistic Champion of the Poor

It has become clear that The Star (Independent Newspapers) and Sunday Times (Avusa) have launched a campaign to unseat ANC Youth League president Julius Malema. Both newspapers have devoted many [...]

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Reitz & Taxes
(Politics)

Reitz & Taxes

The story of the Reitz 4 was tailored for the ANC religion and its disciples have gone forth to carry its oldest adage.
Like an acne troubled teenager checking the mirror [...]

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  • Posted on 11th Nov 2009
    by Jerome Mitchell
  • 2 comments