Tag: South Africa

TWO WOMEN, TWO APPROACHES: CAN SOUTH AFRICA’S FUTURE HOLD BOTH?

South Africa’s public life is, in a small way, being reshaped right now by two beautiful, articulate, and attractive political activist women in their prime. They do not agree on method, but both believe in their heads that they are fighting for the same country. The question is whether their differences can become complementarity. The […]

IT TAKES THE MAD TO BELIEVE THEY CAN CHANGE THE WORLD

Dystopia is not around the corner. It is with us. To refuse to see evil is to invest in blindness.To unhear evil is to muffle the ear of conscience.To ignore the wailing of those crushed by the filthy rich. Those who profit from blindness will pay to keep it opulent. So in these times:To see […]

SOUTH AFRICA’S COMMITMENT TO TRADE INVESTMENT AND SOLIDARITY

South Africa’s founding President and global icon, Nelson Mandela, dreamt of a united Africa that would overcome its shared challenges and unlock its immense potential through collective action. He famously said: “I dream of the realisation of the unity of Africa, whereby its leaders combine in their efforts to solve the problems of this continent.” […]

JUNE 16 AND THE BETRAYAL OF A GENERATION

The mother of the nation, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela once brilliantly said: “The power of the people is greater than the people in power.” This is the sentiment that stands out when I think of the youth of 1976. Theirs was, and remains, one of the most profound sacrifices in our nation’s history. Yet today, it feels […]

IMMIGRATION BATTLE: THEY CAME, THEY SAW, THEY CONQUERED

Erudite celebrity comedian Trevor Noah summed up very wisely the root causes of South Africa’s immigration woes, pointing at what socialist politician oftentimes refer to as “bread and butter issues”. It’s all about economics, damnit, was basically Noah’s wise findings from his lived experience. For as long as things are going right, no local ever […]

1976 STRUGGLE FATIGUE

It is 50 years after June 1976 and the children of Soweto are increasingly growing aware that the fiery and prophetic fire and spirit of much vaunted revolution has faded. The African National Congress power is on a serious decline with its hands weakened on all the levers of State power by coalition government. Looking […]

MINISTER METH INTERVENES IN LOOMING PICK N PAY RETRENCHMENT OF 22 000 WORKERS, IN SIX-HOUR MARATHON MEETING

The Minister of Employment and Labour, Ms. Nomakhosazana Meth, has intervened in Pick ‘n Pay’s looming retrenchment of over 22 000 workers. The company submitted a Section 189 notice on 4 May 2026, commencing the 60-day consultation process towards the retrenchments. The Section 189 notice of the Labour Relations Act 66 of 1995, permits employers […]

DR KGOETE: FILLING THE GAPS OF A FAILING SYSTEM 

South Africans of today have become accustomed to endless waiting — for almost everything. Waiting has become less of an inconvenience and more of a condition of life. Jobs, healthcare, housing, opportunity — all suspended in systems that are overstretched wholly inaccessible. Nowhere is this starker than in healthcare, where inequality determines not only quality […]

ICC SETS DEADLINE FOR SA IN ITS ISRAEL CASE

On 21 May 2026, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued an Order setting a deadline of 22 November 2027 for South Africa to file its Reply to Israel’s written pleading – submitted in March 2026 – in the case of Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide […]

DONT BLAME GOVERNMENT: 33 YEARS OF BLACK ABDICATION OF POLITICAL RESPONSIBILITY

Blaming “the so-called government” has become a tired excuse. After 33 years since 1994, condemnation without action is exhausted. Yes, the state has failed in many areas. Eskom’s load shedding has cost the economy an estimated R899 billion between 2007 and 2023, according to the South African Reserve Bank. Municipal debt to Eskom hit R82.7 […]

MINISTER STEENHUISEN’S ADDRESS AT THE AGBIZ CONGRESS 2026 GALA DINNER

“It is always a pleasure to engage with the Agbiz family, but perhaps even more so at a gathering like this where we can speak a little more openly, a little more honestly, and perhaps a little less formally than we normally do in boardrooms and conference rooms. I think it is fair to say […]

KENYA-SOUTH AFRICA BUSINESS FORUM STATE VISIT BY PRESIDENT RUTO OF KENYA

“It is an honour to address the Kenya-South Africa Business Forum for the first time since we met in Nairobi in 2022. Your presence here shows the value you place on this partnership. We expect that this forum, building on the success of our meeting in Nairobi, will deliver real outcomes. Among the outcomes we […]