WATER, bread, sun and wind, are basics of daily life. But they matter a great deal to most South Africans, which may be why the national debate does not care much about them.
What Would A Sona Which Heard The People Say? Read More »
POLITICAL parties may not be covering themselves in glory. But their scheming and plotting is a democratic plus which citizens should use more.
Why Party Bickering Can Be Good For Us Read More »
The national debate loves to talk about ‘merit’. This is often a code for undemocratic prejudice.
Why ‘Cadre Deployment’ Is Not The Problem Read More »
YELLING at the government without making clear demands is not enough to make citizen voices matter.
Turning Anger Into Power Read More »
HOW do you get the people to trust you if you don’t trust them? The question is one the ANC still battles to answer.
The Anc Wants To Lead – But Not Listen Read More »
AMIDST their often very loud disagreements, this country’s politicians – and some who report and comment on them – agree on one core point: they share contempt for the voters who keep them in their jobs.
Seeing Through Secrecy Read More »
IF the Phala Phala allegations cost the President his job, party politics and the way democracy works here could change decisively. The point seems lost on a national ‘debate’ which is little more than a moralising chorus.
How Phala Phala Could Change Party Politics Read More »
CRITICISING COURTS, an important democratic right, has fallen into disrepute in this country. The Constitutional Court’s ruling granting Janusz Walus parole should change that.
Ignoring Politics Won’t Make It Go Away Read More »
DURING the 2019 election campaign, some voters took to cyberspace to announce that they were ‘voting the ANC out’. When asked who they were voting in, they became angry and refused to answer.
South Africa’s ANC Addiction Read More »
NOTHING, it seems, will cure this country’s elites from turning political problems into legal issues, making them harder to solve.
Democracy Without Politics? Read More »
