And Then There Were Two
As has now been well-documented in the archives of the Rational Standard, this past week was a low-point among low-points in
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Parliament
Mr Roets Goes To Cape Town: When The NDR Agenda Was Exposed
On the 6th of September 2018 I witnessed a shameful spectacle. A citizen was attacked by his representatives for presenting
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Executive Government Given Too Much Power by Parliament – FMF
The Free Market Foundation (FMF) in a press release stated that it is concerned about Parliament shifting its legislative responsibility
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New Land Restitution Bill Deeply Flawed and Unconstitutional – IRR
The new Restitution of Land Rights Amendment Bill aims at re-opening the land claims process for five years, and is
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Zuma is a symptom, not the disease
As expected by the cynical among us, the motion of no confidence held on the 8th of August failed to
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Toward a new electoral system for South Africa
In May 2017 the Rational Standard carried a piece by Nicholas Babaya calling for a number of democratic reforms in
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The Emperor is Naked & Other Lessons from the No Confidence Secret Vote
The Emperor is indeed naked but as South Africans learned on the 8th of August 2017 amid the outcome of
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Mkhwebane and her case
Let me start by saying this: Busisiwe Mkhwebane is an intelligent lady. And I hope and pray that I am
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SACP goes in alone: Will they survive?
The South African Communist Party (SACP) has announced its decision to contest future election on its own. This is a
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Mbete and the Secret Ballot
One is tempted to assert that last week’s jubilation by opposition parties – after the Constitutional Court judgement that the
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