Monthly Archives: August 2017

The trust deficit that sucks faith, hope and capital from a country

'South Africa is the Mugabes' destination of choice for depositing wayward sons and for minor shopping needs and medical procedures' Be graceful for small mercies, to adapt a phrase. Two Sundays ago 20-year-old Gabriella Engels was, along with two other unnamed women, allegedly assaulted by Zimbabwe's Grace Mugabe. In the presence of the Zim power [...]

By |2017-08-27T20:32:07+00:00August 27th, 2017|Jacob Zuma, World Politics|0 Comments

Five things we’ve learned from the Grace Mugabe fracas

'South Africa is the Mugabes' destination of choice for depositing wayward sons and for minor shopping needs and medical procedures' Be graceful for small mercies, to adapt a phrase. Two Sundays ago 20-year-old Gabriella Engels was, along with two other unnamed women, allegedly assaulted by Zimbabwe's Grace Mugabe. In the presence of the Zim power [...]

By |2017-08-23T22:39:44+00:00August 23rd, 2017|Jacob Zuma, World Politics|0 Comments

Zombie Zuma’s survival could be explained by basic political calculus

President’s enemies in the ANC probably decided not to hand opposition parties the gift of an indebted leader Like pupils at a Montessori School, all the dramatis personae in last week’s long-running parliamentary no-confidence saga — the eighth such motion to date in an eight-year presidency — against Jacob Zuma could award themselves a gold [...]

By |2017-08-18T09:58:03+00:00August 18th, 2017|Donald Trump, Jacob Zuma, World Politics|0 Comments

The survival and future of our democratic South Africa

In these dark times of our dire national condition, shafts of inspiration and light are hard to find. Indeed, on the day of parliament’s latest vote of no-confidence in President Jacob Zuma, almost one for every year of his disastrousmisrule of the nation, there’s a lot more heat than light barrelling towards us. Clashing armies [...]

By |2017-08-18T10:16:17+00:00August 8th, 2017|Jacob Zuma|0 Comments

‘Never surrender’ because it is the little ships that will rescue us

So if you are wondering whether it is futile‚ in the face of an uncaring state‚ a runaway presidency and the ghastly tentacles of the Guptas – to sign a petition‚ march on Parliament‚ or merely send an email to your MP‚ consider the dire situation faced by 400 000 soldiers in Dunkirk. And‚ more [...]

By |2017-08-18T10:34:25+00:00August 7th, 2017|African National Congress (ANC), Jacob Zuma|0 Comments
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