Men in powerful positions are presumably erudite and savvy enough to know what is offensive behaviour.
It is time for the public to take responsibility for choosing the corrupt and dishonest to lead us.
In between juggling a campaign trail and two stage shows, Pieter-Dirk Uys makes time for breakfast with Percy Zvomuya.
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/ 20 February 2009
President Kgalema Motlanthe speaks to Ebrahim Harvey on the recent media splurges about his personal life, the Carl Niehaus affair and more.
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/ 16 February 2009
Pallo Jordan’s attack on the media for exposing Kgalema Motlanthe’s extramarital affairs is full of straw men.
South Africans should stop the hypocrisy and start engaging one another honestly about what kind of society we want.
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/ 26 November 2008
In normal life a picture tells a thousand words, but in politics, especially presidential races, the picture you do not take tells a thousand lies.
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/ 27 October 2008
Many believe that had Mbeki’s fall occurred when Olusegun Obasanjo was still in power, Abuja’s attitude towards Pretoria would have soured.
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/ 16 October 2008
Phumelele Ntombela-Nzimande’s right to reply: It is journalism like this that raises questions about the quality of journalism in our country.
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/ 15 October 2008
A commission has recommended a general increase in salary, allowances and benefits of 11%, effective from April 1 2008, for all public office bearers.
This whole year a new virus has been spreading to countries where elections are taking place. It is called "Doing a Kibaki".
Jara was expelled from the Young Communist League over his criticism of the party’s backing for the presidential aspirations of Jacob Zuma.
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/ 3 September 2008
Embattled ANC president Jacob Zuma has drawn support from a rather surprising quarter — the born-again National Party.
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/ 3 September 2008
The ultimate decision about dropping charges is thus not about morality but pragmatism, produced by the present balance of political forces.
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/ 2 September 2008
In spite of all the hullabaloo and accusations from Zuma backers, their grounds for the call for a deal don’t hold much water.
German politicians are reportedly planning to ban Kinder Surprise eggs on the grounds that they’re a safety hazard.
Both Thabo Mbeki and Jacob Zuma profess themselves to be ”pro-poor”, and usually these presentations escape scrutiny in the media.
As is evident from the number of people who have turned out to support him, many ordinary people believe he deserves a fair hearing.
Newly appointed Western Cape Premier Lynne Brown announced her new cabinet this week.
Mbulelo Sogoni replaced Nosimo Balindlela, who was forced to resign by the new ANC leadership for failing to improve service delivery in the province.
The politician’s solution to all public blunders is to claim that his or her words were misinterpreted
Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez has given viewers of his weekly live TV show, Aló Presidente, a surprise
Ordinary citizens in KwaZulu-Natal who are growing increasingly tired of blue-light bullying on roads by politicians and other Ridiculously (self-) Important People appear to be taking matters into their own hands.