In her answer to a question by a Rapport journalist on naming the people she does not like Annelie Botes responded “I am now going to be terribly honest. And let it shock this country. I do not like black people. I don't understand them ... I know they are [...]
Families are engineered units of society, mothers are engineersFoundations of civilisations, present and futureThe engineer of my family, a shepherd of my children’s souls,A blacksmith of their character, a moulder of their personalityThe needle finder in darkness, the stitch maker in cases of torn coveringsDesigner of ingredients for the cake [...]
In his announcement of the latest Cabinet reshuffle President Zuma created an operative paradigm that informed and/or informs his governmenr and/or governance approach. He again declared that his administration is based on the ideas, views and policy injunctions of men and women who "know where our people live".In his book [...]
Portrayer of social phenomenon, separator of classDistinguisher of orientations, extinguisher of opposite mindsetsSetter of collective thought, respecter of individual rebellion You define what society sees not, yet you see what society cannot defineMeanderings of power are concentrated in your collectionsCollectors delineate what you will be worth and meanIn passages of [...]
My birth was a death of your partYour part signified my startMy start resembled your love’s wrath The wrath of your love was shown through my momThrough your counsel, I was cancelledMy thoughts were counselled,Accumulated Influences were cancelledA councillor of hope you were, A hopeful counsellor you becameThrough your knowledge [...]
My life is complete because I know you, My completeness is living by your side My livelihood is rounded around your sanctuary My incompleteness is a result of your absence Our paths were ordered by the most high Our meeting remain underpinned by righteousness Our spirits belong to the High [...]
In his article on ‘sniffing out racial intolerance in campuses; Mail and Guardian, 13 August 2010’ Professor Jansen make observations that do not only require a response but need further elucidation. In the article mention is made of ‘an accusatory tone of public discourse that works to further separate ordinary [...]
The FIFA 2010 World Cup hosting by South Africa will go into history as an event that redefined the essence of being South African. The pre-June 11 preparations were to most of us seen within the prism of infrastructure and team readiness rather than national readiness. The built-up games that [...]
The subject of political correctness is probably politically incorrect in itself. South Africa has a racial past that is toxic to all manner of discourse on any aspect of our co-existence as humans. The reasons for this toxicity can be traced to our developmental path as a nation that continues [...]
The intergovernmental relations challenge of the Zuma administration is snowballing into a cooperation quagmire that requires political maturity similar to the pre-1994 democratic breakthrough elections. The political grandstanding of party leaders and spokespersons can only polarise the environment with grass and elephant consequences for the electorate. The need to understand [...]
