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

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

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

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.

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

According to Julius Malema, the African National Congress Youth League leader, 'The International Amateur Athletic Federation (IAAF) decision to test Semenya is racist and sexist'. One cannot blame anyone to be annoyed at what has gone on. But it is

Back in December 2007, when Zuma swept through like a wave and won the bitter electoral battle for ANC supremacy at Polekwani, this was considered at that time by political commentators and academics alike as the "Zuma Tzunami". In April

Bafana Bafana went down 1-0 to Brazil last night as they missed out on reaching the Confederations Cup Final. Very few people gave us any hope in last nights game but credit must go to the boys for putting up

Eccentric, controversial to say the least but does anybody really know what made Michael Jackson tick. He had an enormous amount of musical talent, which shot him to the top of pop music world in the 80's and helped him

Our country stands out as a pinnacle of success and hope against a turbulent backdrop of corruption and violence that is the rest of Africa. As stated in a recent column by Mac Maharaj in the Sunday Times (dated June

Apathy. This is a word associated with a 'don't-care' outlook, an attitude of simply not caring about what is happening around one, disinterest, disengagement (or an apparent 'checking out') from society and a refusal to try and change what has

We know who we are. Our ancestries are part of a delicate tapestry; interwoven, we find a touch of European flair, the spice and mystery of the East and the magic and beckoning of Africa. No matter where we, or

The recent spate of striking has left most people, especially those who require doctors the most, divided on the issue. People understand that doctors work in unhygienic, cramped conditions; work without substantial-enough pay and examine patients without basic equipment (gloves,

We all thought that the "PdV" acronym stood for Peter de Villiers, South Africans current rugby coach. Since last week-end, PdV has a new significance - Public defender for Villains (on the rugby field). Schalk Burger normally a magnificent tough

The death of Michael Jackson, the King of Plastic and Pop (some may argue that both these areas are not wholly mutually exclusive and, hence, may consider this description of him redundant), as we have seen as consumers of any

People all over the world have been in awe of South Africa's seemingly seamless transition into democracy, the passing of the baton from the previous government to, the then and current ruling party, the ANC and, most of all, they

This week saw the official hand over of responsibilities for fighting political corruption in South Africa from the "old" Scorpions to the "new" Hawks. Will the Hawks succeed where the Scorpions failed? What is the difference between the two organisations?