James Myburgh: liberals vs transformationists in the DA – and ugly racial slurs
Politicsweb editor James Myburgh knows his onions when it comes to politics and in particular the Democratic Alliance (DA).
Politicsweb editor James Myburgh knows his onions when it comes to politics and in particular the Democratic Alliance (DA).
Our veteran contributor Ed Herbst has a knack for slowly raking over the coals of fires started by controversial media entrepreneur Iqbal Survé.
Veteran journalist Ed Herbst, meticulously pulls together strands of evidence and expert observations both at the Mpati Commission and beyond, to weave a very different narrative to the one Iqbal Survé’s newspapers have stitched together through commission and omission.
Former Naspers Chairman Ton Vosloo has donated R3.5m towards an investigative journalism unit positioned within Media24.
As if more evidence were needed that the Sekunjalo media empire is premised on a “cash gifts-for-political allegiance” ANC/PIC deal.
In this piece, Sara Gon outlines how the University of Cape Town has caved in to the mob, taking steps to censor art that might offend young students.
South Africa’s gifted Rian Malan is a peerless writer. And the bestselling author’s contribution to the debate around Helen Zille’s controversial colonialism tweet is up to his world-class standards.
Helen Zille is paying dearly for raising the holy cow of colonialism. Doing so wasn’t in itself wrong, but as Rian Malan explains so brilliantly, for most of South Africa the conversation is premature.
Biznews community member Graham McIntosh shares with us his dream for South Africa in 2017.
Ed Herbst asks what good purpose does it serve to humiliate restaurant staff and what does such behaviour say about those who choose to conduct themselves in this way?