Don't threaten the messenger
The President's Keepers by Jacques Pauw
From the Inside: A Twitter clean-out casts light on the world of sockpuppets, bots, and Putin-Zuma thugocracy
Scrolling down my Twitter timeline, I was immediately struck by the altered tone. Gone were the vicious attacks, the deliberate distortions, the vitriolic insults, to which I have become inured over many months.
Radical economic transformation of State only way to eradicate inequality
Workers gathered protesting for a higher minimum wage in Johannesburg. (Amanda Khoza, News24)
From the Inside: What is Racism?
This is a very difficult and vexing question to answer, but perhaps the application of the 3D test will shed some light on this highly emotive and divisive issue.
From the Inside: Class action lawsuits and a capable state
Top of the priority list is the need to build a professional, independent and capable state. This requires at least two things. A firm policy on meritocratic appointments in every position, and a far easier method of dismissing people who cannot or will not do the job they are paid for.
From the Inside: How intimidation destroys freedom
Today, South African discourse is littered with double standards, delegitimisation and demonisation of minorities. This is racism.