ANC needs its own Pappas to get it right
Chris Pappas, the DA politician, is fascinating. First, he is an openly gay man in a world that struggles to embrace diversity, be it in political, cultural or social... Read more.
Hold the dialogue now, Mr President
The hype about the proposed presidential national dialogue must be accelerated, if only for one reason, and one reason only: the country is hurtling — like a runaway... Read more.
Lack of morals and consequence fails cities
The perennial question asked by philosophers is: How a world without rules and morality might look like, where everyone did as they pleased, and that if another... Read more.
ANC must prove to voters it deserves another go
In South Africa there is no war but the country is so fractured it could not elect a majority government in the May 29 polls, and so had to resort to forming a government... Read more.
Church can’t shirk responsibility to fight entrenched racism in society
What is racism, and how can the church, the government and society, play a leading role to actively champion its demise, uprooting it from the face of the earth... Read more.
No need to change the Constitution
What strong and convincing pre-mi-se is there to call for the scrapping or changing of the country’s Constitution, and if this happens who knows what SA’s constitutionality... Read more.
Hlophe ball now in ConCourt’s court
The Constitution is not instructive whether the impeached former judge president of Western Cape and the leader of the MK Party (MKP) in parliament John Hlophe is... Read more.
Time church woke up on side of the poor
When Father Trevor Huddleston was once asked if he was a political priest, he said he was, and that his mission as a vicar was “to save lives knowing that each... Read more.
Decaying facilities sign of failing rule of law
The concept of a developmental state to promote progress in society will remain a myth, a pipe dream, for as long as bureaucrats are driven by self interest, and... Read more.
Seeing Kodwa sworn in proof of ANC’s moral ruin
What it means to be a moral community is a question that continues to be debated, and has been raging for many centuries. The answer seems obvious, but the application... Read more.
