What will help poor black South Africans

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…

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,…

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…

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…

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…

Israel’s fight against evil


COMO, ITALY

I was in Israel recently for a journalistic mission, along with other South African journalists and policy analysts. I returned from the trip better informed about the ongoing war…

COMO, ITALY

I was in Israel recently for a journalistic mission, along with other South African journalists and policy analysts. I returned from the trip better informed about the ongoing war…

Reflections on my visit to America


JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA

I just came back from the United States of America (USA) – the world’s economic and military superpower. A nation that global investor, author of a new book…

JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA

I just came back from the United States of America (USA) – the world’s economic and military superpower. A nation that global investor, author of a new book…

No national dialogue please!


JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA

FORMER President Thabo Mbeki has called for a national dialogue after May 29 election. This dialogue, according Former President Mbeki, would focus on how South Africa should move…

JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA

FORMER President Thabo Mbeki has called for a national dialogue after May 29 election. This dialogue, according Former President Mbeki, would focus on how South Africa should move…

What developing nations desperately need


JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA

THE IMF/World Bank Spring Meetings in Washington DC are now behind us. On the agenda were discussions on inflation, global climate finance, geopolitics.

Judging by conflicts in Ukraine, Africa,…

JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA

THE IMF/World Bank Spring Meetings in Washington DC are now behind us. On the agenda were discussions on inflation, global climate finance, geopolitics.

Judging by conflicts in Ukraine, Africa,…

South Africa’s taxation problems go deeper than e-tolls


JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA

I celebrated the end of Gauteng e-tolls this past week. It was a pleasure to see a government system being shut down. Such occasions are rare. Politicians don’t…

JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA

I celebrated the end of Gauteng e-tolls this past week. It was a pleasure to see a government system being shut down. Such occasions are rare. Politicians don’t…

Gaza war: Israel alone?


JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA

I last visited Israel in November 2018, with a group of South African journalists who had been invited for a study of Israel and the Israel-Palestine conflict. Visiting…

JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA

I last visited Israel in November 2018, with a group of South African journalists who had been invited for a study of Israel and the Israel-Palestine conflict. Visiting…