Politics – In My Words

Autumn in South Africa

April 14, 2019April 14, 2019 adminPolitics

It’s April in South Africa. The changes that sweep through naturally in Autumn are a sharp contrast to the changes that swept through our country – rather unnaturally – that April, 26 years ago. Like[…]

Do you know these women?

August 16, 2018August 16, 2018 adminLife in South Africa

Crossroads. I found myself staring at the crossroads. Art imitating life… The depiction on the walls bore not just their names, it represented the crossroads that countless courageous South African women found themselves at, almost[…]

AMANDLA AWETHU!

February 17, 2018 adminPolitics

This week, our country was held to ransom by the ANC. They are the ruling party after all. The masses voted them into power. And amidst all their rhetoric in recent years, they forgot about[…]

Pay back the people

February 3, 2018 adminPolitics

I am utterly disappointed. A recent visit to a Durban-based home affairs office proved to be a rude awakening about government priorities. I will not state where this office is, simply because I had no[…]

Changing hate, changing fate

January 6, 2018 adminPolitics

Race. We are a nation obsessed with race. We pull the race card too quickly. Instead of celebrating matriculants who excelled, many have chosen to make it about race. I have seen a flood of[…]