Idi Amin and Donald Trump – Strong Men with Unlikely Parallels
US President Donald Trump’s norm-breaking campaign and early reign has been compared to several other divisive historical figures, especially previous American presidents.
But when it...
“How the Guptas Became the Shadow State” – by An Ordinary...
Daniel Sutherland - who describes himself as a Cape Town-based amateur writer who likes to fight for the truth, as well as being a...
Not Enough Evidence to Back Claim that Humans Originated in Europe
Africa is not the cradle of humankind: that’s the claim by a group of scientists who’ve just published what they describe as evidence of...
Helen Zille Responds to Sheila Madikane’s Open Letter about Sea Point
Dear Ms Madikane,
Thank you for putting your story in writing to me, through an open letter published in GroundUp.
We have indeed met and spoken...
An Open Letter to Premier Helen Zille
It's domestic workers’ struggle for housing, not a hidden agenda, that is behind the campaign for Tafelberg...
Dear Premier Zille
My name is Sheila Madikane. I...
White Monopoly Capital: Good Politics, Bad Sociology, Worse Economics
Many would like to consign the polarising debate about “white monopoly capitalism” (WMC) in South Africa to the margins. They argue that its proponents...
A Foreigner in South Africa: “What Have We Done?”
I had a great life in Canada. I was comfortable. My career was on the right path. We were close to family and friends....
As South Africa’s ANC Implodes, Thabo Mbeki Tries to Rewrite His...
As South Africa’s political climate goes from fractious to feverish, with protests mounting against the embattled president, Jacob Zuma, a former national leader and...
Cees Bruggemans: The Zuma Effect Runs Deep
From early April I understand short-term commercial bank deposits to have shot up, indicative of a pullback by average SA businesses in their economic...
6 Things White South Africans Need to Know
We can’t go on but we must go on... writes CHRIS WALDBURGER.
A lot of white people are angry in South Africa. They are angry...
