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TOP STORY
'Pass me my pap and tripe'
14/07/2008 08:23
Jon Qwelane believes South Africa's shouldn't complain about high food prices if many of us insist on only eating food produced abroad.

Roll out Plan B, Mr Blatter
07/07/2008 08:26
Jon Qwelane believes South Africa wants to impress the world by staging a World Cup we can't afford, which is why he wants Sepp Blatter to bring on Plan B.
  • Jordaan infuriated by 'Plan B'
  • Fifa admit plan B for 2010


  • A new order is needed
    30/06/2008 08:29
    Jon Qwelane reviews the true state of the nation, and reveals he plans to vote in the next election after all.

    A punch-drunk nation
    23/06/2008 08:23
    Jon Qwelane believes we have become punch-drunk as a nation thanks to the power crisis, fuel hikes, interest rate hikes and so many other things.

    Innocent until proven guilty
    16/06/2008 08:07
    What the constant attacks on Judge Hlophe say is simply that the myth of a transformed SA judiciary is just hollow nonsense, writes Jon Qwelane.

    The tip of the iceberg
    09/06/2008 08:44
    Jon Qwelane finds some vindication from his unyielding support of Ithuteng Trust and Jacqueline "Mama Jackey" Maarohanye
  • Mama Jackie will win on appeal
  • Mama Jackey found guilty
  • The court of public opinion


  • That common touch
    02/06/2008 08:31
    At this time South Africa needs all the leaders of dignity and humanity it can find, and Buthelezi is certainly one of them, writes Jon Qwelane.

    Mbeki the only 'third force'
    26/05/2008 08:48
    If there is any "third force" to blame for the xenophobic violence, then that force is Thabo Mbeki and his ministers, writes Jon Qwelane.

    Xenophobia: Is it too late?
    19/05/2008 09:00
    The senseless xenophobic violence we are seeing could have been averted a very long time ago, writes Jon Qwelane.
  • Foreigners are the scapegoats
  • Bishop: 'This is war'
  • Youth gangs terrorise foreigners


  • Setting the record straight
    12/05/2008 08:46
    Jon Qwelane has decided to set the record straight by responding to some of the comments made by News24 Users.

    'I have never voted since'
    05/05/2008 08:26
    Jon Qwelane reflects on what queueing at the voting booths on April 27 1994 meant to him and the memory of his late father.

    Parreira, Safa 'a damp squib'
    29/04/2008 09:00
    Equal blame should be placed on Carlos Alberto Parreira and his employers Safa, for lying to the South African public, writes Jon Qwelane.

    Some things never change
    21/04/2008 09:12
    We are all products of our environment. Our insights, perceptions and character have been shaped by our experiences, says Jon Qwelane.

    Poor Mugabe is now the villain
    14/04/2008 08:44
    The treatment of President Robert Mugabe by the West is an undisguised warning to the ANC and black South Africans, says Jon Qwelane.

    Administrators under siege
    07/04/2008 08:50
    Jon Qwelane explains why he believes there are many people in South Africa against the transformation of sport in South Africa.

    My word!
    31/03/2008 08:39
    When it comes to the K-word, it's all about who uses it and why, writes Jon Qwelane.

    Denials, denials, denials
    24/03/2008 08:35
    It's hard to conduct a meaningful debate with people when they refuse to really listen to what you have to say, writes Jon Qwelane.

    Transform the media
    17/03/2008 08:46
    One of the most pressing tasks that must be undertaken with great urgency is the transformation of the newsroom, writes Jon Qwelane.

    'Pro-black is not anti-white'
    10/03/2008 13:17
    By supporting the decision to have blacks-only imbizos, one is not being racist. We are pro-black, but not necessarily anti-white, writes Jon Qwelane.
  • Why I won't apologise


  • Why I won't apologise
    03/03/2008 11:42
    Black people have every right to assemble by themselves to discuss whatever affects them directly, writes Jon Qwelane.

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