Africa is returning to its old self
This year there will be a few other elections in countries like Benin and Cape Verde. But don’t hold your breath. The incumbents have already won SIKONATHI MANTSHANTSHA 24 MARCH 2016 PICTURE: THINKSTOCK Across…
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40 people a day turned away by SA visa rule confusion
By: Hilka Birns 11 Apr 2016 15:30 PM Satsa will take government to task over its failure to implement the lifting – announced six months ago – of the unabridged birth certificate requirements. On average,…
Exposed: the true story behind SARS kingpin’s exit
2015-05-10 Ivan Pillay Image: Trevor Samson Top tax official Ivan Pillay held a secret meeting at a prison to be let off the hook in the spy scandal that has rocked the South African Revenue…
South Africa Named Worst Country To Raise Kids In – Worse Than Somalia, DRC, Zim!
By The Southern Daily South Africa – March 30, 2016 The United Nations Children’s Funds (UNICEF) recently revealed that South Africa is now rated as the worst country in the world to raise your children…
The undeserving rich
Sara Gon | 01 December 2015 Sara Gon writes on the inequality myth in South African politics There are many myths perpetuated in South African politics. A myth is a “widely held but false idea…
The demon of liberalism
Sara Gon | 03 December 2015 Sara Gon writes on Nzimande and the SACP’s regular attacks on the concept There are a number of myths perpetuated in South African politics. A myth is a “widely…
THE “OH SHAME” SYNDROME
Posted on March 23, 2016 by livingwaters THE “OH SHAME” SYNDROME MONICA STONE The Aryan tends to blame all their ills, disasters and destruction of civilization on the “enemy”. That the enemy of the Aryan…
THE MIRACLE THAT IS WHITE SOUTH AFRICA
Posted on December 12, 2014 by livingwaters THE MIRACLE THAT IS WHITE SOUTH AFRICA Monica Stone For many years prior to the settlement by Jan Van Riebeeck on April 6, 1652 ships sailed around…
Which African countries are battling the biggest food shortages?
This article is published in collaboration with Mail & Guardian Africa. Image: REUTERS/Finbarr O’Reilly A girl selling apples by the roadside waits for customers. Written by Christine Mungai, Writer, Mail & Guardian Africa Published Friday…
Why Communism Failed
Bettina Bien Greaves Friday, March 01, 1991 Editors’ note: This article, written for FEE’s op-ed program, has been carried by newspapers in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Indiana, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and, in Spanish-language…