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Phillip De Wet

Young leaders battle for prime real estate
Article
/ 28 June 2012

Young leaders battle for prime real estate

The ANC’s policy conference started an hour and a half late, but the party’s youth league did not waste anytime to get tjatjarag.

By Phillip De Wet
Exhibitors pay to press flesh with the main man
Article
/ 28 June 2012

Exhibitors pay to press flesh with the main man

One minute and 52 seconds. That is how much Agri SA bought with Jacob Zuma by having a stand at the business exhibition of the ANC policy conference.

By Phillip De Wet
ANCYL gets huffy about being sent to the back of the class
Article
/ 26 June 2012

ANCYL gets huffy about being sent to the back of the class

An hour and a half into the ANC’s policy conference, the ANC Youth League was getting tjatjarag – and not because proceedings started so late.

By Phillip De Wet
Farm murder might be a family affair
Article
/ 22 June 2012

Farm murder might be a family affair

As new details emerge, ANC politician David Dlali’s death is not as clear cut as it first seemed. Phillip de Wet reports.

By Phillip De Wet
Mega jet being bought for Zuma
Article
/ 21 June 2012

Mega jet being bought for Zuma

The 350-seat Boeing 777 is bigger, faster and more imposing than the president’s 737, writes Phillip De Wet.

By Phillip De Wet
Royalty payments lack a coda
Article
/ 21 June 2012

Royalty payments lack a coda

A court battle over the formula for payouts looms and musicians will have to wait for any money, writes Phillip de Wet.

By Phillip De Wet
Radio stations face R1bn royalties bill
Article
/ 14 June 2012

Radio stations face R1bn royalties bill

SA record companies are finally closing in on the hundreds of millions of rands they say local radio stations owe them, writes Phillip de Wet.

By Phillip De Wet
The Film and Publications Board has overstepped the mark
Article
/ 1 June 2012

The Film and Publications Board has overstepped the mark

You don’t need an anti-free speech or religious motive to pervert online censorship application. Bureaucratic empire-building and profit work as well.

By Phillip De Wet
Zuma could spearhead an online assault
Article
/ 31 May 2012

Zuma could spearhead an online assault

Although President Zuma could force local internet service providers to make "The Spear" disappear from their servers, it would be a Pyrrhic victory.

By Phillip De Wet
How Zuma’s bid to halt ‘The Spear’ case was derailed
Article
/ 31 May 2012

How Zuma’s bid to halt ‘The Spear’ case was derailed

President Jacob Zuma tried to stop "The Spear" court case before proceedings started a week ago, but the ANC insisted on going ahead.

By Phillip De Wet
Web policing a global challenge
Article
/ 31 May 2012

Web policing a global challenge

Whether it be child pornography or a politically sensitive painting, banning content widely distributed online is often pure symbolic futility.

By Phillip De Wet
‘The Spear’: It’s classified, and now up to the ombud
Article
/ 30 May 2012

‘The Spear’: It’s classified, and now up to the ombud

While meeting over "The Spear", the Film and Publications Board has astonishingly seemed to imply it is obliged to suppress political criticism.

By Phillip De Wet
Boycott fails, but City Press agrees to drop ‘The Spear’
Article
/ 28 May 2012

Boycott fails, but City Press agrees to drop ‘The Spear’

City Press has opted to remove "The Spear" from its website, despite the apparent failure of the ANC’s call for a boycott on the paper.

By Phillip De Wet
ET verdict: Less roar, more grumble
Article
/ 24 May 2012

ET verdict: Less roar, more grumble

Venterdorp is little different after the Terre’Blanche judgment. But the nature of racism may have changed, writes Phillip de Wet.

By Phillip De Wet
No conspiracy: ET’s death just another brutal farm murder
Article
/ 23 May 2012

No conspiracy: ET’s death just another brutal farm murder

No matter that the victim was SA’s top right-winger, Eugene Terre’Blanche. In the end it was just another brutal farm murder, writes Phillip de Wet.

By Phillip De Wet
Mahlangu guilty, teenager walks on Terre’Blanche murder
Article
/ 22 May 2012

Mahlangu guilty, teenager walks on Terre’Blanche murder

Chris Mahlangu has been found guilty of murdering Eugene Terre’Blanche just over two years ago, bringing to a close the first part of a complex trial.

By Phillip De Wet
The end is near: Far-right braces for ET judgment
Article
/ 20 May 2012

The end is near: Far-right braces for ET judgment

The beginning of the end of Eugene Terre’Blanche’s murder trial is potentially explosive, but police (and the AWB) say they’re not expecting trouble.

By Phillip De Wet
March blows up in DA’s face
Article
/ 17 May 2012

March blows up in DA’s face

Despite the sympathy and outrage, the Democratic Alliance still lacks street cred, writes Phillip de Wet, who attended the DA march earlier this week.

By Phillip De Wet
ANC lose as DA vs Cosatu clash ends in a tie
Article
/ 16 May 2012

ANC lose as DA vs Cosatu clash ends in a tie

There were no winners in the clashes in Jo’burg on Tuesday. But the main protagonists at least balanced out their losses, unlike the ANC and police.

By Phillip De Wet
SA was high on Bin Laden’s hit list
Article
/ 11 May 2012

SA was high on Bin Laden’s hit list

Even though the al-Qaeda boss is dead, South Africa could still be targeted for attacks, new documents show.

By Phillip De Wet
Chiefs lobby for power lost in apartheid transition
Article
/ 11 May 2012

Chiefs lobby for power lost in apartheid transition

Traditional leaders, excluded from real power since the interim constitution was replaced by the permanent version, are looking for a ‘Zuma dividend’.

By Phillip De Wet
The carefully hidden face of online racism
Article
/ 7 May 2012

The carefully hidden face of online racism

The tweet by Jessica Leandra Dos Santos is but the tip of an ugly iceberg: SA’s online racism goes a lot deeper than that, writes Phillip de Wet.

By Phillip De Wet
From bully boys to wimps: the decline of SA’s military
Article
/ 4 May 2012

From bully boys to wimps: the decline of SA’s military

A comprehensive review of SA’s military capabilities paints a grim picture of the country’s defence capabilities. Let’s hope Lesotho doesn’t invade.

By Phillip De Wet
Grassroots shift reaps resilient crop
Article
/ 2 May 2012

Grassroots shift reaps resilient crop

Finance institutions and aid groups have begun changing their focus in Africa to smaller-scale systems that help to make farmers more independent.

By Phillip De Wet
A temporary break from food riots
Article
/ 2 May 2012

A temporary break from food riots

Although food prices have continued to rise, riots because of this fact have been almost non-existent as people have generally suffered in silence.

By Phillip De Wet
The tide turns in favour of biotech foods
Article
/ 2 May 2012

The tide turns in favour of biotech foods

The issue of genetically modified foods has resurfaced, especially with the food shortages in Africa and many countries have embraced the idea.

By Phillip De Wet
Protesters complain of intimidation
Article
/ 26 April 2012

Protesters complain of intimidation

A perceived government clampdown on dissent in the Themb’elihle informal settlement has increased militancy and the chances of violence.

By Phillip De Wet
Military vets march in Jo’burg, with eyes on Mangaung
Article
/ 20 April 2012

Military vets march in Jo’burg, with eyes on Mangaung

Former struggle soldiers seem to be gearing up to use the run-up to the ANC’s elective conference to gain more than just cheaper bus fares.

By Phillip De Wet
The curious case of diarrhoea in Diepsloot
Article
/ 20 April 2012

The curious case of diarrhoea in Diepsloot

As water trouble continues in Diepsloot, it appears residents are starting to suffer the health consequences — but not according to official figures.

By Phillip De Wet
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Article
/ 20 April 2012

Global outrage over gang rape

Social networks have been sent into a frenzy this week as news broke of the brazen and sustained attack on a Soweto teen.

By Phillip De Wet
‘There’s shit in the water’
Article
/ 20 April 2012

‘There’s shit in the water’

Diepsloot’s desperate water situation has tested
the patience of its thirsty and scared residents.

By Phillip De Wet
Rape video turns world’s spotlight on SA justice system
Article
/ 19 April 2012

Rape video turns world’s spotlight on SA justice system

The blaze of public outrage over the videotaped gang rape of a Soweto teen is shining new light on how underage suspects and rape cases are handled.

By Phillip De Wet
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