No this isn’t a hate post. I’m just trying to be realistic. In our modern times how many times have we heard the cry that race doesn’t matter and that a man should be judged by the value of his work and his contribution to society. ...

Jacob Zuma, ANC President, has been getting most of the media attention in South Africa as the entire country awaits, with baited breath, the outcome of his trial. Zuma has denied a number of charges, including money-laundering and corruption. The...

A very dangerous idea virus seems to be spreading in today’s new age of widespread media and information dissemination. From the Columbine killings to Virginia Tech, school kids seem to be losing their minds as the lost few don armour and weapons...

On the occasion of Nelson Mandela’s birthday, I would like to highlight a lesson I have learned from him and his life. There is no doubt, Mandela, world-wide, is the official icon of democracy and the struggle to overcome oppression. One of his...

ANC President, Jacob Zuma Jacob Zuma, has had a very polarising effect amongst the South African population. You either love him or hate him, there is no in-between. Amongst the general population we see people who see this man as a threat to...

With all of the recent comment going back and forth regarding Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe and the sham election in which he was sworn in for yet another term in office, few have made mention regarding the sudden change in South Africa’s position in the...

It came as a quite a shock when Morgan Tsvangirai, the leader of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), called it quits on the election run-off between himself and Robert Mugabe. This act handed the election to Robert Mugabe who after running the...

Yesterday, South Africa commemorated the event which saw the beginning-of-the-end of Apartheid. On that fateful day, the school students of the class of 1976 stood up against the apartheid regime to protest against the Bantu education laws which were...

Camps Set up in Midrand, on Private Property and not Government landPicture courtesy of Radio 702 The South African government has mobilised in order to help out displaced foreign nationals by supplying them with shelter in make-shift camps so that...

In some positive news from South Africa, a battery-powered car is being developed and will be unveiled next year (no, it’s not a toy). This announcement was made by the Deputy Science and Technology Minister, Derek Hanekom. The project involves...