Julius Malema is back in the news! The ANC Youth League leader has allegedly launched another attack on President Jacob Zuma, condemning leaders in polygamous relationships. Malema is thought to have has said that leaders “must lead by example. You must have one wife, or one husband. If you are still young, you must have one boyfriend and you must have one girlfriend. It is not fashionable to sleep around.   Read More ...

During apartheid African, Indian and coloured people were systematically excluded from meaningful participation in the country’s economy. The main goal of BEE (Black Economic Empowerment) is to rectify the one-sided effects of the years of apartheid, which benefited white South Africa. BEE’s strategic aim is also to promote economic growth and development. In more than 16 years, BEE has achieved many successes in correcting the imbalance and promoting economic growth.   Read More ...

Peter de Villiers known as Div is the South African rugby coach. It is well-known whenever he opens his mouth he puts his foot into it. This week the Blue Bull’s front row rugby player, Bees Roux was charged with murder after allegedly beating a policemen to death. At a press conference, Peter de Villers made comments that suggested the national team “supports Bees Roux 100 percent… not on the   Read More ...

Blue Bulls prop Bees Roux, charged with beating Tshwane Metro Police officer Johannes Mogale to death last week, was granted bail of R100 000 in the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court on Monday. Springbok coach Peter de Villiers said on Monday his team “supports Bees Roux 100 percent” . At a press conference in Bloemfontein, De Villiers said: “Nothing must stand in our way between now and the World Cup and the   Read More ...

ANC Youth League Leader is making the headlines again and this time in spectacular fashion! Malema chased out a BBC reporter during a press briefing at ANC headquarters, Luthuli House, in Johannesburg yesterday. Malema kicked BBC journalist Jonathan Fisher out of the youth league media briefing after calling the reporter a “bastard”. Julius Malema was addressing the media on the ANCYL’s recent visit to Zimbabwe. He criticised Zimbabwean opposition party   Read More ...

For those that dont know, this concerns Zimbabweans who have been working on fruit farms (mainly grape farms) in De Doorns which is about 3 hours out of Cape Town. They have had their homes and property destroyed by South Africans who have forced them to leave on the grounds that Zimbos take their jobs and undercut locals by accepting lower wages. I am pretty disheartened by the reports about   Read More ...

I think that the decision of the Vice-Chancellor of the Univ of the Free State to withdraw the charges against those Reitz boys should be reviewed. It really looks to me like this man did this to appease the people that run and fund the university and to prove that that he is loyal despite being black. He talks about forgiveness and reconciliation and how the boys should not be   Read More ...

RICA is the Regulation of Interception of Communications and Provision of Communication-Related Information Act. The customer registration section of the RICA, as set out by the South African Government requires everyone who has an active cellphone number or purchases a new Prepaid Starter Pack, to register their SIM cards from 1 July 2009. Now there is nothing wrong with this act as its aim is to help law enforcement agencies   Read More ...

So the Presidency finally got its hotline setup today. For those who do not know what is happening, Jacob Zuma promised us during his campaign that he will setup a hotline whereby we could call in and air our grievances. Officers at the Union Buildings call centre will handle calls and respond to public inquiries, and citizens will be able to lodge their queries by dialling the toll-free number, 17737.   Read More ...

President Jacob Zuma, in his first 100 days, has turned out to be not what one would expect. The media, his former critics, the opposition and political analysts were carrying on about Zuma being anti-constitution, anti-judiciary, anti-independent media and devoid of leadership qualities. Despite the tough economic times, has he proved everybody wrong? Like the Pied Piper of Hamlin, Zapiro’s cartoon of the 20th August 2009 published in the Mail   Read More ...