Why are we criminalising and ill-treating street hawkers, maar?

On 17 November last year I saw the streets of Rustenburg being cleaned out of street hawkers, many of whom are – according to my observation over the years – brothers and sisters from the African continent. This, of course, is not to imply that our streets are only flooded by these business-minded people because even many South Africans are street hawkers.

News is not speculated Ferial Haffejee, maybe analysis

Last weekend South Africans and many across the globe witnessed a City Press newspaper screaming “Mbeki is back”. Without wanting to jump my guns, I read the report to reasonably make up my mind. It was after reading the entire report – and a related one – that I believed the report was speculative and misleading at best, to a reasonable reader, that is.

ANC does U-turn on the Info Bill public consultations,again

The ruling ANC has just issued a press statement saying it intends holding the public consultation on the Info bill across the country starting today, 18 November 2011. In a statement released on Friday evening, 18 November 2011, the ruling party said “a number of ANC Members of Parliament will this weekend interact with communities in various provinces on the Protection of State Information Bill”.

Zuma, there’s enough reason to fire Shiceka

It was on April 20 this year when I published a detailed post in my blog Akanyang Africa in which I asked whether controversial Minister of Co-operative governance and Traditional Affairs, Sicelo Shiceka – after being exposed by Mail and Guardian, The Times and Sunday Times investigations – should have his a** kicked out of government.

Bafana Bafana, soccer is about scoring goals, stupid

I am no soccer fan nor do I follow any other sport for that matter. I lost interest in sport more than 15 years ago after I realised that despite all of my family members being members of Kaizer Chiefs – soccer was just not my thing. Put differently, “I am just not that into sports”. During the few years that I followed and played soccer (mainly with neighbours) because I grew up in the soccer fanatic family I learned, at least, that sport was nothing but about scoring goals, and goals equaled to winning.