Duped, deployed, disappeared: MK’s Russia debacle MK apparently promised jobs. Instead, recruits got war… by Shirley de Villiers November 28, 2025 Opinion·Politics
When Zuma’s WeTransfer link goes on the blink The MK Party has been hit with an excoriating judgment after making more baseless allegations against the electoral commission… by Shirley de Villiers June 27, 2025 Opinion·Politics
The Zuma ghost walks, and Cyril freezes in fear Cyril Ramaphosa should take a leaf out of Donald Trump’s playbook if he wants to counter the Zuma factor that’s holding him back… by Max du Preez January 24, 2025 Opinion·Politics
Thirteen years later, the Gaddafi billions are still missing In 2011, billions of dollars were flown into SA from Libya. To date, no-one knows what’s happened to them… by Max du Preez January 10, 2025 News·Opinion
MK, EFF, ANC: A trifecta of trouble for South Africa? The populist parties are growling at each other. The ANC is somewhat paralysed by internal divisions. And Cyril is stuck in the middle… by Max du Preez November 29, 2024 Opinion·Politics
The autocrats club You can’t claim South African politics is without irony. There’s corruption-accused Jacob Zuma, once the face of the “moral regeneration movement”. A public protector… by Shirley de Villiers November 22, 2024 Opinion·Politics
The madness of King Louis 1 of Bronkhorstspruit I sometimes sit in a restaurant and try to work out the “boeresom” of the place – the kind of calculation you do on… by Ali van Wyk November 1, 2024 News·Opinion
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3 Open letter to Piet Viljoen: Why King can keep feral firms in check January 20, 2026 Out-of-control executive pay and mute shareholders are why listed South…
4 RIP Davos, the birthplace of ‘woke banks’ and ‘lab-grown meat’ January 20, 2026 The WEF in Davos is nothing less than an expensive…