Short and Long-term Perspectives Needed On EWC Act
The controversy surrounding Act 13 of 2025, the Expropriation Act, needs to be considered from two perspectives—the short term and...
Duncan Du Bois
Duncan Du Bois is an outstanding letter writer. He always has an unexpected
fresh angle on issues which he expresses in a manner that is difficult to ignore.
As a historian with a broad general knowledge and having the advantage of a wide political experience, his letters always contain insights that provide new perspectives on issues.
Expropriation Act Is Motivated By Freedom Charter
Unisa Political Science academic Dr Thabisi Hoeane (The Mercury, March 25) insists that the Expropriation Act is being misinterpreted because it...
US and SA Have Mutual Interests
The ANC’s collision with the Trump Administration has much relevance in terms of the exposure that it has produced and...
Trumpism Is A Response To The Insanity Of The Left
The common thread amongst critics of the Trump Administration is their robust concerns about democracy and governance. Yet for four...
No Substitute For Merit
There is no credibility in Mushtak Parker’s lengthy harangue claiming Trump’s war on diversity impacts negatively on the employment of...
Transparency Defies A Positive Narrative On SA
The Mercury’s editorial suggestion (March 10) that the government embark on a narrative to counter “lies” about South Africa by highlighting...
Non-racialism Is Misinformation
It is regrettable that The Mercury (March 5) embraces the ANC’s narrative that the actions of AfriForum and Solidariteit are harming...
MK Party Has No Solutions For SA
Apart from his extravagant claims about the GNU, considering the credible analysis Visvin Reddy provides of what’s wrong with South...
DEI Is No Substitute For Merit
The fundamental flaws of DEI are premised on two immutable facts of life: gender and inequality, which is why the...
Legacy Media Has Lost Narrative Control
An unprecedented shift in controlling the US news narrative is occurring. Whereas the legacy media, in its self-ordained role as...
