Category South Africa

Time to show some spine, Ramaphosa

Ramaphosa fears a caged paper tiger, called Trump, who has not accepted the fact that the US is no longer the only powerhouse in the world. If South Africa chooses to exempt Iran from the Brics naval exercise, Pretoria must…

Is the SANDF snubbing its ANC bosses?

What if the military is taking advantage of the ANC’s current weak and chaos-riddled situation to assert its own will? Beyond all the speculation about the withdrawal – or not – of an Iranian navy ship from a joint exercise…

Late crackdown leaves streets cluttered

Years of ignored bylaws mean tearing down pirate signage now can’t undo decades of chaos and wasted municipal resources. If the Joburg municipality was to try and close the stable door so long after the horse of illegal outdoor advertising…