While the newly established Radical Economic Transformation Movement (Retmo), founded by controversial former ANC member Carl Niehaus, remains a civil society outfit, its foot soldiers have indicated that it is not ruling out contesting next year’s e
At a memorial service this week, writer and activist Pregs Govender delivered a touching tribute to ANC stalwart and former Speaker of Parliament Dr Frene Ginwala who shall be remembered for her forthrightness, intellectual depth and a witty disposition.
South Africa’s head of state was probably too busy fighting his own battles to have paid attention to how Peru’s President Pedro Castillo attempted a coup against his own government this week in a bid to avert an impeachment process.
Many of South Africa’s most seemingly intractable problems, from the civil service wage bill to sub-standard teaching, to unemployment, can firmly be laid at the door of trade unions.