SOMETHING terribly strange is happening in South Africa, and it is linked to everything that is being said about and done by President Jacob Zuma. It is linked to ongoing attempts to increase the stifling grip of state capture. Our socio-political and economic climate is sinking deeper into murkier territories with each revelation of nefarious [...]
IT MAY seem like very long ago when it all began to unfold and I’m sure many have already forgotten about it, but back in 2007 a widely respected national director of public prosecutions, Advocate Vusi Pikoli, was suspended from his position after he reportedly refused to dance to the tune of then president Thabo [...]
MANY years ago, when I was still a practising Christian, a pastor at one of the numerous churches I had hoped would become the spiritual home that resonated with me - one that could tolerate my endless questioning - said something I cannot forget. In response to a question about faith, he explained it thus: [...]
MANY conversations around recent developments in the country tend to end in one comment which is sometimes posed as a question: “…then why do the majority of South African voters continue to vote for the ANC?” When not posed as a question, the person making the comment often ends by throwing their hands in the [...]