14 October 2019 Dear Fellow South African, In everything that we do to grow our economy, our main aim must be to improve the lives of South Africans. We want to build an inclusive economy that has a real impact on the quality of life of poor and working-class people. As we work to create […]
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Why the Wheels of Justice Turn SO Slowly
Pierre de Vos, Constitutionally Speaking – 1 October 2019 Hardly a week passes by without new evidence emerging that many South African politicians and their business benefactors are involved in corruption, money laundering, theft and fraud. Why, then, has there been so little movement from the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) to charge and prosecute the […]
South Africans prefer their children to be taught in English
Steven Gordon, Senior research specialist, Human Sciences Research Council and Jaqueline Harvey, Researcher, Human Sciences Research Council English is only one of 11 official languages spoken in South Africa. It’s currently the preferred language of education and is used in many of the nation’s schools. But most children entering the education system are not native […]
Cape Town’s rivers are open streams of sewage
by Steve Kretzmann, GroundUp – 26 September 2019 Some of Cape Town’s rivers and canals are so polluted they are essentially open streams of sewage, and although the City of Cape Town is aware of this, the water and waste directorate has vastly underspent its budget for the past two financial years. Participants in the […]
South Africa: Whose HERITAGE?
The Preamble of the Constitution doesn’t just ask that we “honour [people] who suffered for justice and freedom in our country”, but also that we honour those “who have worked to build and develop our country” (and that happened before 1994!) by Theuns Eloff: Chair, FW de Klerk Foundation Board of Advisers 24 September 2019 […]
Xenophobia puts South Africa’s moral authority in Africa at risk
Human co-existence is not a function of nationality, but of humanity Mashupye Herbert Maserumule, Professor of Public Affairs, Tshwane University of Technology South African President Cyril Ramaphosa was heckled during the recent funeral service of Zimbabwe’s erstwhile leader Robert Mugabe. It was easy to guess why. When he stood to speak, Ramaphosa apologised for weeks […]
President Ramaphosa: “We have to act now before anger, hopelessness and despair engulfs our country”
South Africa is one of the most unsafe places in the world to be a woman, with levels of violence that are comparable to countries that are at war. “We have to act now before anger, hopelessness and despair engulfs our country.” President Cyril Ramaphosa at the Joint Sitting of Parliament on the crisis […]
AFRICA – The Villains Who Care
by Hannes Wessels, Africa Unauthorised – September 2019 I’ve said it before, but I think I can confidently state that I belong to one of the most hated minorities on the planet. Born in Rhodesia, of Afrikaans and German parentage, I’m a 63-year-old white, male, Christian, heterosexual and I was a soldier in an army, […]
Gender-Based Violence and the President’s Promises: Is the State really saying – Enough is Enough?
by Christine Botha, Manager, Centre for Constitutional Rights – 12 September 2019 Following the recent harrowing reports of the violent murder and rape of women that sent new shock waves through the country, tens of thousands marched to Parliament on 5 September to demand action and justice. The President, criticised for his inaction during the […]
DA submits hate speech complaint against Magashule at the Equality Court
Dr Roy Jankielsohn, DA MPL and Leader of the Official Opposition in the Free State Provincial Legislature – 11 September 2019 I have today submitted an affidavit at the Equality Court in Bloemfontein with a request that the Court consider my request to instruct Mr Ace Magashule and the ANC under whose auspices these statements […]