Misery under ANC prosperity under Verwoerd
Die Vryburger April 5, 2017 Dr. H F Verwoerd – Image Credit – Creative Commons License The decision by Standard & Poor’s to downgrade South Africa to junk status did not come as a surprise….
A must read to all SA: Zuma’s heavy and dirty scandals since 1995, when he was still young and vibrant.
President Jacob Zuma appears to have survived his eighth scandal and crisis this week. In addition, four motions of no confidence at Parliament against him failed, raising doubts about the passage of the fifth motion…
South Africa has reached its Mugabe moment
By Jeffrey Herbst and Greg Mills April 5 Demonstrators protest against South African President Jacob Zuma in Pretoria, South Africa, on Tuesday. (Associated Press) Jeffrey Herbst is president and chief executive of the Newseum. Greg…
From a Harvard Prof: Scoring Jacob Zuma on Dictatorship test
/ November 29, 2016 By Alec Hogg How do you know whether your political leader is a dictator? I started wondering, as you might also, after reading the list of ten questions offered as a…
Rendering ‘Fort Zuma’ impregnable by mortgaging SA to Russia?
/ April 6, 2017 Far from weakening his position by flying in the face of sage international and local opinion, President Zuma has consolidated his power-base within the ANC, shored up his exit strategy and…
Quantifying cost to SA of firing Gordhan – over R250bn and rising
April 6, 2017 By Alec Hogg Had a sobering interview yesterday with the City of London’s go-to man on all things South African. Nomura’s Peter Attard Montalto has an incredibly well-informed contact base, and his…
White people who own land in SA either bought it or negotiated for it
By Kgothatso Madisa | Apr 10, 2017 The general assumption that land was stolen from black people is not correct, this is according to Congress of the People (Cope) leader Mosiuoa Lekota. Speaking on Talk…
The wider threat still overlooked – all roads lead to Communism…
March 30, 2017 With all that has happened over the past few days, it’s incredible to suggest that despite the threat to Treasury there is still a much wider and deeper problem. There are few…
A horror show, brought to you by one man: Jacob Zuma
SIPHO PITYANA 05 APR 2017 12:19 (SOUTH AFRICA) Join us on the streets. Join us in saying: Zuma must go! It is crucial that we stand together, despite any differences, and find common purpose in…
EXCLUSIVE: Guptas ‘Laundered’ Kickback Millions — Here’s The Evidence
A year-long investigation points to an intricate system President Jacob Zuma’s friends, the Gupta family, allegedly used to extract bribes from companies doing business with a state institution. 08/12/2016 05:36 SAST | Updated 7 hours…