Des Erasmus

Do the ‘lies of the ANC drown out its honesty’? A Covid-19 case study

Politics Des Erasmus - 1 Feb 2021

The governing party elite seems to have different rules for its members than the regulations imposed on citizens — and the trust deficit continues to grow

Xenophobia weaponised in ‘truck wars’

National Des Erasmus - 5 Dec 2020

KZN’s premier has tried to intervene by offering South Africans preferential access to jobs, but foreign drivers say locals don’t want the work

Xenophobic tensions surge in KZN

National Des Erasmus - 14 Nov 2020

Amid protests by the ANC’s MK Military Veterans, distressed foreign nationals have shut their stalls at a Durban flea market

eThekwini municipal manager out on bail, but signing off tenders

National Des Erasmus - 4 Nov 2020

The NPA is investigating eThekwini municipal manager Sipho Nzuza to determine whether he broke his bail conditions while back at work.

With 79% of votes, Steenhuisen is elected DA leader

Politics Des Erasmus - 1 Nov 2020

It was a landslide victory for John Steenhuisen, who thanked his family and opponent Mbali Ntuli before characteristically tearing into the ANC-led government for its anti-liberal policies, numerous failures, megalomania, and rampant corruption.

‘Battle-tested’ vs ‘kind and fair’ — DA candidates’ last push

Politics Des Erasmus - 31 Oct 2020

John Steenhuisen and Mbali Ntuli both acknowledged the problems faced by the party over the past year, with each of them offering their own leadership vision.

KZN officials cash in on ‘danger pay for Covid-19’

Coronavirus Des Erasmus - 30 Oct 2020

Leadership failures at Umdoni local municipality in KwaZulu-Natal have caused a ‘very unhappy’ ANC PEC to fire the mayor and chief whip

‘Veteran’s stripes’ vs ‘kind and fair’

Politics Des Erasmus - 29 Oct 2020

This weekend the Democratic Alliance will choose between two starkly different visions for its future

Durban city manager says NPA erred in his bail conditions

National Des Erasmus - 28 Oct 2020

The corruption-fraught metro is coming to grips with having a municipal manager who is on bail for graft, yet has returned to work

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