"To admit that an opponent might be both honest and intelligent is felt to be intolerable. It is more immediately satisfying to shout that he is a fool or a scoundrel, or both, than to find out what he is really like." - George Orwell

Looking at the explosive meeting in the White House between Trump, Vance and Zelensky, Cyril Ramaphosa, if he should meet with Trump or Vance, must remember that anything he says will affect ordinary South Africans. Count your words!

Nothing new. The ANC is pushing through an uninspiring, stale budget with no innovation whatsoever, which will result in an increased tax burden on the poor. The coalition partner, the DA, opposes it and blames the ANC. Our GNU seems to have run out of real transformative ideas

A few weeks ago, when the rhetoric against the USA, our second largest trade partner, from some quarters in SA started heating up, I cautioned that cool heads must prevail. Among so many other own goals, our ambassador to the USA then insulted President Trump and the USA in a

Is it just me, or are there fewer April Fools jokes this year? Living in South Africa, nothing would surprise us anymore. We've heard it all!

The DA, EFF, and MK voted against an anti-poor budget within a fiscal framework that makes provision for a VAT increase. What a time to be alive!

Regardless of your views about Solidarity, this is concerning. When freedom of speech is stifled, democracy dies. jacarandafm.com/news/news/hawk…

Ramaphosa appointed Mcebisi Jonas as his special envoy to the USA. Under other circumstances, Jonas could probably be considered, but these are not ordinary times. A simple Google search shows him insulting Trump in a lecture. How long before he’s sent packing too?

He is risen.

[NEWS] Enoch Godongwana, Finance Minister, has reversed the decision to increase Value Added Tax by 0,5% from the 1st of May 2025. The minister will be withdrawing the Appropriation and Division of Revenue bills for amendment to reflect the revenue shortfall. TCG

So, it seems the DA was successful in its court challenge against the VAT increase. It was clear from the proceedings at the WC High Court that the process to bring in the increase was flawed. Embarrassingly, during proceedings, the court criticised ActionSA for being “naive”

Ons taal is vandag 100 jaar oud. Ter viering van hierdie grootse geleentheid, het ek Grok gevra om iets paslik te dig. Van kombuistaal tot KI, Afrikaans sal voortleef. Die Lof van Afrikaans Afrikaans, jy’s ’n lied uit die hart gebore, Uit stof en drome, op die suide se oorde.

This is concerning. Minister McPherson’s utterances do not fill one with a lot of confidence that the DA will keep pushing against this ill-conceived act in the GNU.

I mean it’s a model of success, isn’t it? With these results, every country in the world would adopt easy policies like these, right? Right!?

The solution to South Africa's economic woes has now gone from an idea to a proven reality, and not just in Argentina (check out El Salvador too).

Math is not getting all the love it could because of things like 51 being divisible by 17.

Sometimes you are the dove, sometimes you are the statue. This was a statue weekend as far as SA sport is concerned.

I often see people getting into real estate at an advanced age. In fact, thirty would be regarded as young in our game. Then, those “older folks” often crush it.