Category Archives: Opinion

More Jujus, Teagirls and Cowboys needed

Posted on June 15, 2015 by | Comments Off on More Jujus, Teagirls and Cowboys needed

We have powerful characters in this country and thankfully we do not hesitate to tell them what we think of them – usually in COLORFUL language.

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Posted in Opinion, South Africa

“I Am Sorry” – An Open Letter From A South African Expat

Posted on June 9, 2015 by | 8 comments

Every time I see yet another article from another South African moaning about the negativity of expats, and clearly writing with their rose tinted glasses on, I get angry. Really angry. Hulk angry.

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Posted in Community, Crime, Opinion, South Africa

Stop moaning about apartheid and lift yourself up

Posted on June 7, 2015 by | 1 comment
WE CANNOT afford to simply whinge about apartheid and hope this will lead to economic transformation. An insatiable appetite for knowledge and skills is what will change the country for the better. This is what was on my mind as I imbibed the work of historian David Killingray at the British Library, in London, at the weekend.
Thabo Mbeki. SUNDAY TIMES

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Posted in Business & Economy, Opinion, South Africa

Why SA only has two years left – RW Johnson

Posted on June 2, 2015 by | Comments Off on Why SA only has two years left – RW Johnson

At 71, RW Johnson has reached a stage in his life when he could care less what cages he rattles. A Rhodes Scholar, historian and journalist, he acts as a canary in the South African coal mine, stabbing his cultured pen at uncomfortable realities. Weekend Argus columnist Andrew Donaldson is from the same mould. And as you might have expected, no holds are barred in Donaldson’s superb piece that followed his interview about Johnson’s latest book. Warning – not for the politically correct. – Alec Hogg   Read more...

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Nkandla: the edge of a threshold

Posted on June 1, 2015 by | Comments Off on Nkandla: the edge of a threshold
THE production of a 50-page document by Police Minister Nathi Nhleko, in which he effectively overturns the 450-odd pages Public Protector Thuli Madonsela took to arrive at her conclusion that President Jacob Zuma had unlawfully benefited from the Nkandla security upgrades, raises many profound questions of law and democratic order.
Police Minister Nathi Nhleko’s report on Nkandla, which effectively overturns the public protector’s report, raises many profound questions of law and democratic order. Picture: NTSWE MOKOENA

Police Minister Nathi Nhleko’s report on Nkandla, which effectively overturns the public protector’s report, raises many profound questions of law and democratic order. Picture: NTSWE MOKOENA  Read more...

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Posted in Business & Economy, Community, Corruption, Discrimination, Fraud, Freedom of Speech, Opinion, Police Corruption, South Africa

Afrikaans identity under huge pressure – FW de Klerk

Posted on May 31, 2015 by | Comments Off on Afrikaans identity under huge pressure – FW de Klerk

SPEECH BY FORMER PRESIDENT FW DE KLERK TO THE BONDSRAAD, VOORTREKKER MONUMENT PRETORIA, May 29 2015

OUR FUTURE IS IN OUR OWN HANDS

It is a great honour for me to address this important meeting of the Bondsraad at the Voortrekker Monument -­ this national shrine which is so central to the identity, the history and the soul of our people.  Read more...

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Posted in BEE, Corruption, Crime, Discrimination, Education, Fraud, Freedom of Speech, History, Opinion, Racism, South Africa

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Let’s be honest about radical transformation

Posted on May 11, 2015 by | Comments Off on Let’s be honest about radical transformation

‘Radical economic transformation’ is the mantra South Africans will hear more and more as the political climate heats up and the contestation for power escalates.

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All the parties and politicians exclaiming this slogan explain that this drastic action is necessary because the levels of poverty and unemployment are far too high, too few have a real stake in the economy and the inequality in society is dangerous.  Read more...

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Posted in Business & Economy, Community, Education, Opinion, South Africa

Wanna Feel Proud ?

Posted on May 9, 2015 by | Comments Off on Wanna Feel Proud ?

WHAT AMERICA GAINED AND S.A. LOST….

After a quarter century, this small generation of South African immigrants has risen to break through, en masse, into such key leadership roles that they’re changing the US. YouTube, PayPal, SolarCity, epigenetic cancer therapy and intelligent Mars robots exist only because of these expats: one of them has led the transition from PCs to cloud computing; another leads the US’s top business school; and another is replacing the space shuttle.  Read more...

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Posted in Opinion, South Africa

How the left and radical Islam are working toward the same ends in the West

Posted on May 9, 2015 by | Comments Off on How the left and radical Islam are working toward the same ends in the West

Just a couple days ago two radical Jihadist “known-wolves” living in Phoenix drove 1,000 miles to Garland, Texas; locked and loaded, to commit mayhem on a free speech event featuring a contest for cartoonists to draw Muhammad, a forbidden act in Islam.  Read more...

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Posted in Crime, Farm Murders, International, Opinion, Racism, Radio Interviews, Radio Show Archive

Watch: The Zimbabwean Trillion Dollar campaign – real money for wallpaper

Posted on May 4, 2015 by | Comments Off on Watch: The Zimbabwean Trillion Dollar campaign – real money for wallpaper

Zimbabwean newspaper campaign turns worthless banknotes into gold

2009 Campaign to boost sales of the Zimbabwean using useless currency wins top award at Cannes Lions advertising festival.
Showing the world how a currency collapses – Where South Africa, UK and even America is heading if they continue to follow the same recipe.

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Posted in Business & Economy, Corruption, Land Grabs, Mob Justice, Murder, Opinion, Zimbabwe