The real scandal, according to both black Eurocentrics in South Africa, is that Zuma is unashamed of the custom of polygamy. Worse, he intends to bring all his wives, his 19 children, and all his kraal to the  State House as he sees fit and when he so…

You will agree with me in the near future Cdes…I see the hand of the imperialist British and their evil American cousins in all this. We have to be very, very alert otherwise we could lose everything to these people. It is quite obvious that the figures that…

When the announcement of the re-launch of ZAPU came, it was received with both suspicion and excitement. Suspicion was on the part of those who considered it as a ZANU-PF-planted imposter opposition party. Others were excited in that it added to the dimension of multi-party democracy in Zimbabwe.…

This week, we again carry a story on the planned disposal of TelOne to Telkom South Africa, undoubtedly to help recapitalise the ailing fixed line company that ranks among the worst performing parastatals in the country.We are in favour of privatisation as we believe in a free market…

“I am looking at pounds and dollars, I want to quit after the World Cup,” said the 23-year-old, who plies her trade on Heystek Street — Rustenburg’s red-light district.The 15 women who work on the street are united in their hope that 2010 will bring them financial security.…

I decided that it was not healthy for me to postpone it despite the fact that there were a number of areas, both in the party and in government, that need my personal attention. It was important that I bless myself with some rest, and I am doing…

The story of Nigerian Umnar Farouk Mutallab, who tried to bomb a US aircraft adds more smoke to the fog.First, the statement from Nigerian Minister Dora Akinyili was bombastic and said nothing about conditions that led Nigerian Umar Faroukl Abdul Mutallab to contemplate murder on an American airline.…

There was hardly anything good to write about, to the extent that some political commentators made careers out of describing the multitude of challenges that beset the country then.  I see our situation then as akin to that of a person trapped in a smoke-filled room. He/she chokes,…

And these are the consequences for our delinquent and delusional behaviour in our economic and political processes. What did we expect? A country grappling with a persistent and unending image problem does not bode well for tourism. Tourists are very sensitive to negative publicity and as long as…

The specification of the three leaders of the GPA is done because as the Constitution Select Committee (COPAC) on the constitutional reform meets and trains both parliament and its outreach teams, we must be mindful of the partisan politics that continues to define the inclusive government and its…