Palace tensions will lead to delays in appointing the 'nation’s' prime minister, leaving a vacuum only a Zulu-speaking leader such as Zuma can occupy, writes Lucky Mathebula.
As a person, Mbongeni Ngema may not have been perfect. As artists do, he mirrored the nation to itself, warts and all to the discomfort and anger of some, writes Mike Siluma.
A delegation of Christian leaders from around the globe spent Christmas in Bethlehem in a demonstration of solidarity with Palestinian Christians and citizens of the Gaza Strip. The group included the eminent cleric Frank Chikane and the writer, Jimi Matthews.