Gayton Mckenzie
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Outside the white cube, art learns to breathe again
A group exhibition in North West challenged institutional norms, inviting artists and audiences to rethink experimentation, community and artistic freedom
Foreigners seek UN intervention after Durban police station standoff
About 200 foreigners who say they are fleeing attacks linked to anti-immigrant groups have called for United Nations intervention after spending two days outside Durban Central…
‘GNU responsible for country’s success’, MPs say in response to Ramaphosa’s Sona
Democratic Alliance leader John Steenhuisen said much of the progress made ‘bears the unmistakable imprint of the DA’s principled participation’ in the government of national unity
Gayton Mckenzie: Sports, Arts and Culture
SCORE: C- McKenzie entered his second year at the helm of the department with bold statements and ambitious rhetoric, but the follow‑through has been inconsistent and often…
Kunene has no links to Katiso ‘TK’ Molefe, report finds
The party is expected to redeploy him in the Johannesburg council and will demand he gets back his MMC for transport position
Decision for PA’s Kunene to be Joburg mayoral candidate taken before his suspension – party sources
Patriotic Alliance sources say that despite investigations into the deputy president’s links to murder suspect Katiso Molefe, they have confidence in him
Xenophobia threatens black South Africans the most
South Africans are suffering from self-imposed apartheid-like systems and views – having to prove their rights by carrying IDs (similar to the dompas system) and being judged by…
Editorial: Distracted by politics of noise
The Gayton McKenzie saga over what he says are not racist tweets are noise pollution in lieu of stable governance
Two days left for Gayton McKenzie to respond to K-word allegations
The Human Rights Commission has given the sport, arts and culture minister until 20 August to respond to old social media posts allegedly containing racial slurs
Kenny Kunene ordered to say sorry for calling Julius Malema a cockroach
The suspended Patriotic Alliance deputy president had previously vowed that the EFF leader would not get a cent from him and that he would not apologise
DA defector Liam Jacobs replaces Patriotic Alliance’s Kenny Kunene in Johannesburg council
Kunene, the PA’s deputy president, resigned as a councillor after links to murder suspect Katiso Molefe
Editorial: It’s time to be decisive, Mr President
Cyril Ramaphosa has dithered and delayed acting against ANC ministers implicated in wrongdoing
Spinning out of control: McKenzie’s formula for disaster
SA’s sport minister is speeding towards Formula One glory — never mind the potholes, power grid or the fiscal cliff
Kelly Smith threatened to stab her son in 2016, social worker tells court
Siliziwe Mbambo also said that according to the case file, the mother of Joshlin Smith threatened to assault her own grandmother
Gayton McKenzie
SCORE: C+ It was a blessing for South Africans and foreign nationals when Gayton McKenzie was named minister of sports, arts and culture instead of home affairs. And it was…