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Voter Registration numbers up! Good news for the opposition

There is some good news on the horizon for the opposition politics in South Africa. If the IEC numbers are to be believed then some 500 000 new voters registered this weekend. This gives us a far bigger base from which to draw support and many people who are registering are doing so as they…

Astringent Leadership will define the victor

The mark of a leader in troubled times is defined by one word, Astringency. I must confess that I did not know this word until this morning after reading an article, by Michael Kinsley, in the TIME magazine. Astringency means telling people what they don’t want to hear and leading them to where they don’t…

Investors worry about SA Economic Policies

After recent press comments from the alliance partners, within the ANC, there are many investors who are worried about the direction that economic policies might take come April next year. Quoted from the recent economic press conference by the alliance partners: “Decisive action is required to transform the patterns of wealth production and distribution,” and…

ANC wields the axe

The ANC will demonstrate once again it’s intolerance to opposition, under the Zuma faction influence. As we see Lekota and Mluleki George effectively losing their memberships of the party for speaking out against it. Now many will say that Lekota and George must leave because they are speaking out against the party, but I believe…

Zuma on Crime

I really could not resist posting this extract from a speech by Jacob Zuma on crime in South Africa and how he feels crime is treated very democratically in this country. As a recipient of this democracy in terms of the justice system, it is particularly interesting to hear his stance. ‘Too soft, too nice’…

The Economics of change

The shift in power is certain to bring about some sort of economic policy change with South Africa. This is true if the alliance partners within the ANC have anything to do with it. President Motlanthe, is simply and interim position, a political solution to try and stop the prosecution of Jacob Zuma. The effect…

Julius Malema the visionary!

Guilty of hooking you with the title…. I don’t flame that often, but have flamed about this guy a bit, so I will continue. Only because I want people to understand that politics in South Africa has no place for someone with a mouth as loose and uncontrolled as Julius Malema’s. Below a selection of…

Another reason why the cabinet resigned

I had not realised this until now, but the ministers who resigned, will not be entitled to vote in the national assembly this morning. This is significant, as whilst saying, “we are willing to serve”, they in no way want to anybody to be able to point fingers at them saying you voted the new administration…

13:22 Zuma settles the score!!!

This may be a little bit of a “shooting from the hip” post in that this is my reaction to the news this afternoon that the president of South Africa Thabo Mbeki has be “recalled” by the ANC NEC. My title, I think, will allude to what I believe this to truly be. Simply put a “political solution”…

Awdee and RenAlt the South African phenomenon

Here’s a great idea…….Continuing on the “what’s in a name post” I thought I would share a really funny (although not flattering real life example) real life example as well as one of my pet South Africa hates. I called my vehicles local manufacturer to find out about some roof racks and got a very…

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