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Guest Column

I will buy City Press

2012-05-28 07:29

During my tenure as President of the ANCYL, I have been a victim of vilification and disreputation by many of SA’s leading newspapers, writes Julius Malema.

Anyone up for being the goalie?

Guest Column 2012-05-06 10:00 3 comments | 445 views

Business skills and politics don’t mix well, but in South Africa, regrettably, a practice has arisen to mingle the two, writes Koos Bekker.

The historical amnesia of Pieter Mulder

Guest Column 2012-02-21 14:15 227 comments | 9551 views

Pieter Mulder has provided South Africans with a textbook example of the kind of historical amnesia that has befallen some white South Africans, says Pierre De Vos.

The future of the Arab Spring

Guest Column 2011-12-07 11:35 11 comments | 1194 views

Do the Islamists in North Africa have the political maturity and acumen to tap into the rich Islamic tradition and embrace inclusion and diversity into their political programmes, asks Prof Hussein Solomon.

Living a balanced lifestyle

Guest Column 2011-12-01 07:51 2 comments | 1845 views

As an HIV positive person, I definitely appreciate my life more. I also understand what it is to eat healthy and to live a balanced lifestyle, says Dean.

Info bill: Why you should care

Guest Column 2011-11-22 08:40 43 comments | 8202 views

You have the right to know - and that right is being strangled from all of our grasps, writes Essie Moses.

Don’t project your prejudice onto AfriForum

Guest Column 2011-10-03 08:15 62 comments | 31 views

Dear Adriaan, Your open letter to me reveals that your criticism against AfriForum is not really based on what the civil rights organisation does or says, but rather on what AfriForum is.

A case of 'everyone's doing it, so why not Juju?'

Guest Column 2011-08-31 07:36 42 comments | 23 views

Why is the ANC ignoring Julius Malema’s alleged involvement in corruption, fraud and money laundering?, asks Adriaan Basson.

How to get Malema to work for you

Guest Column 2011-08-29 09:23 38 comments | 19 views

Whether we like it or not, Julius Malema is a survivor. And tomorrow’s disciplinary hearing at Luthuli House is not going to change it, writes Peet van Aardt

Babies are tyrants

Columnists 2011-07-22 09:49

To me, babies and small toddlers come across as small, disdainful tyrants. And they don't get my jokes.

'DA is the new UDF'

Guest Column 2011-05-25 10:36 290 comments | 38 views

The DA is the new UDF. We are the most non-racial party South Africa has ever had, says Helen Zille in a letter to Ferial Haffajee.

Is that a bullet in my foot?

Guest Column 2011-04-08 15:00 70 comments | 17 views

An odd speech from the DA's Free State leader isn't welcomed by Simon Williamson.

The right to not be gay

Guest Column 2011-03-25 09:21 99 comments | 39 views

We should be allowed to waste our money downloading an app that “cures” us of our homosexuality because we also have the right to not be gay, argues Simon Williamson.

Red-eye cheap seats, for business

Guest Column 2011-03-18 08:00 6 comments | 16 views

I recently started my own business in the mobile industry. It’s been a super interesting ride, writes Stefano Sessa.

A message to Lara Logan

Guest Column 2011-02-21 14:33 39 comments | 115 views

I don’t know if any of us can fully understand what a brave decision it was for Lara Logan to allow news of her sexual assault to be made public, writes Nechama Brodie.

 

Kenya’s Somali Gamble

Guest Column 2011-11-29 12:00 7 comments | 1783 views

The Kenyan misadventure in Somalia may well prove to have given al Shabaab a life line, writes Prof Hussein Solomon.

News24 comments get a makeover

Guest Column 2011-10-13 18:35 130 comments | 112 views

News24 and the rest of our network have switched to a Facebook comments system. Jannie Momberg explains what this means for you, our News24 Users.

White first. African second

Guest Column 2011-09-26 07:59 390 comments | 171 views

In an open letter to AfriForum's CEO, Adriaan Basson asks why the civil rights group refuses to present to its supporters a fairer, more balanced picture of its people’s position in SA today?

Banyana heading for Olympics

Mark Gleeson 2011-08-29 07:20 3 comments | 19 views

Olympic glory beckons for South Africa’s women footballers after a strong weekend performance, writes Mark Gleeson.

Whites and apartheid - Really?

Guest Column 2011-08-15 08:00 636 comments | 147 views

Peet van Aardt is white, and he has something to get off his chest regarding Desmond Tutu’s recent remarks.

War on Walmart!

Guest Column 2011-06-03 08:45 58 comments | 37 views

We are outraged at Walmart's entry into the country! Just as we are with all foreign business...aren't we, asks Simon Williamson.

Lovin' it in the USA

Guest Column 2011-05-20 17:21 181 comments | 25 views

I'm returning to visit South Africa soon. America is amazing, but home is still so beautiful that it hurts to be away from it, writes Jean Barker.

Let's talk..

Guest Column 2011-04-06 11:41 84 comments | 7 views

We live here. In South Africa. Should we not be able to converse with each other in languages others than English and Afrikaans, asks Essie Moses.

Hawks: A surprising judgment

Guest Column 2011-03-18 13:24 47 comments | 23 views

The Constitutional Court surprised many of us when it declared invalid the legislation that created the Hawks, writes Pierre De Vos.

Coloured by Kuli?

Guest Column 2011-02-28 13:40 114 comments | 100 views

Sunday World columnist Nomakula (Kuli) Roberts ruffled a few feathers of colour at the weekend. Essie Moses wonders what the fuss is all about.

Latest comment in Guest Column

Bambanani says... well said,malema can fool some esp in limpompo,but he cant fool all of us,when he was jz fan he was prepare to kill. Read the article...

 
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