Worse, the presidential elections don’t matter because Big Business has captured the state
His role in Palmer shows how children can cut through bigotry and changes lives for the better
When a unity government was being formed in the 1990s there was suspicion and mistrust
We need to face up to the realities required to achieve a country in which the dignity of citizens is restored through jobs and crime-free communities
The rise of China has forced the Western power into a new paranoid mode of thinking
The Springboks may have won the World Cup by being quiet, but that does not mean we must
The ANC needs to come up with serious plans to tackle unemployment, poverty and inequality, not just catchy phrases
The government must focus on the needs of the people and not only on minerals and energy
Pop star George Michael articulated best the dangers of removing idealism from politics
South Africans love the ruling party – they just don’t like it at the moment – and the opposition parties appear to have learnt nothing in 30 years