Yearly: 2024

Transnet’s recovery plan must be implemented ASAP

JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA

THE roadmap to reform Transnet and South Africa’s logistics system was debated in National Council of Provinces this week. The Transnet roadmap proposes plans to improve port equipment,…

Eskom’s tariffs are disgraceful

JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA
Eskom’s application to National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) to hike electricity tariffs by 66% over three years is a reminder that Eskom is a liability to…

GNU needs to have a robust debate on NHI

JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA
WHILE President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed the National Health Insurance (NHI) Act into law, none of its sections has been proclaimed to allow for further negotiations within the…

Africa-West relations need a reset

JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA

WHAT a wonderful conference in the beautiful Prague, Czech Republic, two weeks ago. It was the 28th Forum 2000 conference, attended by people from all over the world.…

The GNU tests have begun

JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA

SINCE the formation of the government of national unity (GNU), some have wondered whether the GNU will last through to the next national election in 2029. Well, the…

What Harris and Trump can’t fix in Africa

JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA

WITH the United States (US) presidential election now two months away, the mainstream media, both in America and South Africa, have already picked their preferred candidate for next…

What will help poor black South Africans

JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA

Poverty remains a big challenge around the world. Africa our continent, is categorised as world’s poorest.

It’s unfortunate. However, we should remember that there has been good progress in…

Pray for death of the EFF

JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA

ECONOMIC Freedom Fighters (EFF)’s co-founder, Floyd Shivambu, has resigned from the EFF, and joined Jacob Zuma’s uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party. The resignation is a blow to the EFF,…

Mkhwanazi’s tough policing in KZN

JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA

FAMED economist Thomas Sowell of the Hoover Institution once said, “If you are not prepared to use force to defend civilization, then be prepared to accept barbarism.” It…

The desperate EFF and MK

JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA

IN the recent election on May 29 this year, the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF)’s support declined to 10% of the national vote, from 11% in 2019. The decline…