What is happening at the City Council?
Recent activity from the City Council meeting on December 4th has left many with questions regarding the state of the City Council.
Politics
29% of UCT students vote and the radicals claim victory
Oh and guess what, the election for 2025-2026 is the same. The radicals dominated.
Can we trust City Council speaker Felicity Purchase?
Does Felicity Purchase claim that contrary evidence is “misinformation,” or that those with different ideas are political while she is not? Sowell warns us against such leadership.
The DA has gone woke
In going woke, the DA will make itself disliked, disreputable, and ultimately irrelevant and replaceable.
On Mbeki: No man can step into the same river twice
Mbeki really did oversee the best years of South Africa's economy. But the real question is, can this be repeated?
van Schalkwyk vindicated in DA Swellendam corruption probe
The former VF+ Council Speaker was expelled from the VF+ for disturbing inter-party relations. But his principled stance will be remembered by the community.
ANC revives the 2021 Firearms Control Amendment Bill
With NEDLAC deliberations still under way and no date set for public comment, the ANC seems keen to see the disarmament of the law-abiding public.
The GNU will not be reforming BEE, but “refining” it
Some observers may be aptimistic about noises about "reform" from Deputy President Paul Mashatile and Trade & Industry Minister Parks Tau. That would be a dangerous mistake
Pretoria leans harder onto China in wake of G20
This is part of a long ongoing process of absorption into China's sphere of influence, accelerated by Trump's criticisms. But it comes at a cost.
DA files charges against Duduzile Zuma for Donbas fighters
Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla, MP for the MK and daughter of Jacob Zuma, is accused of recruiting at least 22 South African men to fight for Russia in Ukraine under false pretences
On the “white genocide” claim in South Africa
While there is currently no white-genocide in South Africa, it is an economic block of rising mistrust, political inconsistency and anti-white policies.
Press Release: RP Says City’s Informal Settlement Deal Will Fuel More Land Invasions
The RP says the City’s approach risks normalising a culture where breaking the law is the fastest path to government support.