Like Brene, I have zero interest in the lazy, nonsensical and misogynist comments of cowardly people and I won’t respond to them. However, sometimes I find in the comments some broader themes which do interest me…
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Watching these two women, I was reminded of the words of Atticus Finch in To Kill a Mockingbird when he said; “I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand.”
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If the ANC wants to attract 20% of these white voters, they will have to convince over 620 000 white voters to vote for them….Well, that ain’t going to happen.
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Ultimately, Monday’s ‘shutdown’ confirmed what every political analyst already knew: the EFF relies mostly on young voters, and those who actively support them remain a fraction of the total voting population.
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I am beyond furious with the government that they have not been able to sort this issue of pit latrines out after almost 30 years after democracy. Sadly, I have no faith that it will be sorted out in the immediate future, either.
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In an exclusive, wide-ranging interview, the former South African ambassador opens up to Liadan Hynes about her life since Gerry’s death and why she made a pilgrimage to Ireland to say a last goodbye to the man she still loves, 13 years after his death
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The long awaited cabinet reshuffle is here, and to be honest, I don’t have a problem with any of the appointments the President made. In fact, I think most, if not all, are rather good appointments – on paper at least.
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Ultimately, of course, we all desperately want the electricity issue to be resolved. Let’s be clear, however, that every energy expert worth their salt in this country agrees that loadshedding is here to stay for the foreseeable future.
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At home I tried a cup of coffee – it tasted like warm water. I suddenly realised that I couldn’t taste or smell anything. The penny dropped… I had COVID (again).
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