Eparkeni

No, not because Charlize Theron, to wholesale lampooning, claimed that only forty-four people speak the language. Nor because I’ve mailed a CV out to Wanatu. Orania – the travel doccies go – is a thrifty, quaint little enclave with a charm so disparate from the mainland that the koeksister enjoys more respect than the vuvuzela … The issue isn’t Afrikaans, it’s the paranoia Read More »

Just shy of an astounding half of South Africa’s teachers want out of the profession by 2035. This is according to the Teacher Preferences and Job Satisfaction in South Africa report by the Research on Socio-Economic Policy unit (Resep) at Stellenbosch University, that has shed a spotlight around what the day in the life of … SA teachers want out within a decade Read More »

In what was a provincial elective conference that passed with lackluster punditry, the ANC top five executive leaders in the Northern Cape were re-elected to their positions unopposed. At the African National Congress’s (ANC) tenth provincial conference on Tuesday (22 April) Dr Zamani Saul was reinstated as the provincial Chairperson for a third consecutive term. … Provincial conference season kicks off in Northern Cape Read More »

Not too long ago the local press would have us believe that Afriforum’s lobbying in the US was less a masterclass in the art of woeing MAGAites than an ill-planned gimmick. From posing in front of buildings they never entered, to dropping names of people they could barely get hold of on the telephone, it … Ernst gets his shine as new media hits and misses Read More »

A Soweto man rises early in the morning, baths and heads to work. So far this is a pedestrian – even cliched – routine anywhere in the world and certainly doesn’t merit a feel-good write up on one of the country’s premium media outlets, Daily Maverick. Except Brian Chauke’s gig – likely inspired by a … Odd Jobs as menace lurks Online Read More »

As the proles were clutching at their collective throats in light of a possible 0.5% VAT hike and Potus 2.0’s no-aid salvos at SA, a quartet of ex office-bearers were refusing to vacate their heavily subsidized state housing despite having long been kicked off the carousel of power. According to the GroundUp report, ‘the department … 5% VAT as ex MPs refuse to leave the house Read More »