Here’s Andrew Kenny’s “Orania” column The Citizen doesn’t want you to read
The engineer and part-time columnist’s curiosity took him to Orania, an Afrikaner-only town. What he found was too sensitive to share with newspaper readers
Paul Kruger
ANC’s Mantashe on vandalising statues: “The hammer approach is opportunistic, it’s anarchy, it’s dangerous.”
The country’s history could not be destroyed and attempts to do so would polarise society, African National Congress secretary general Gwede Mantashe says.
The Rhodes ruckus: Statues, Names, Inconsistencies and Life’s Uncertainties
“More than a century after his death, Cecil John Rhodes finds ‘himself’ in a crate, with a plastic bag wrapped around his face. He is, of course, not at all bothered by this.” Read more on Gerhard Papenfus’ thoughts on the removal of the Rhodes statue. Well worth a read.
Trending on Twitter: Louis Botha statue in CT defaced
The war of statues continues: The statue of Louis Botha outside the gates of Parliament was smeared with red and blue paint on Wednesday night.
Paul Kruger’s sentries painted green
The city of Tshwane has placed police guards around the statue of Paul Kruger in Pretoria’s Church Square and made plans to clean it after it was targeted by vandals who covered two bronze sentries in green paint.
Hunt is on for Gaddafi “Trillions” stashed away in SA
The late Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi was despised in most civilised areas of the world – but always enjoyed a friendly reception in South Africa.
Matthew Lester: The thing that keeps me awake at night
It must be damn tough to be South Africa’s minister of finance. Personally I would rather gut fish. By Matthew Lester
Sasol’s Rand Hedge qualities unpacked – CEO says every 10c drop adds R939m to bottom line
Journalists have long memories. We need them. Those around us are often rather selective about what they recall. My memories of Sasol stretch back to lunching with the formidable former chairman Joe Stegmann; talking engineering with the bow-tied and wonderfully named CEO Paul Kruger; and listening to his successor Pieter Cox’s dreams of boosting the … Read more