Monthly: April 2020

Ramaphosa’s handling of COVID-19 and the complexities of statesmanship


JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA

STATESMANSHIP is no simple task. Those who have practiced it attest to the complexity of the profession.

The journey to statesmanship alone is a gruelling one in politics.

One needs…

An open letter to “racist” Johann Rupert


JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA

DEAR Mr. Rupert,

In the midst of the damaging lockdown our country is enduring due to the COVID-19 pandemic, I thought I would take time to write to you.

After…

The past ten years, the political and economic state of South Africa, and my place in it


JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA

AS South Africa is in total 21-day-lockdown due to COVID-19 pandemic, I thought I take time to reflect on the past ten years.

Here, I will talk a bit…