Max Du Preez's Blog, page 14

News24.com | Whites must 'make an effort to understand the rest of SA'

The reactions to his previous column about changing the national anthem has left Max du Preez with the impression that many whites feel afraid and have little idea of the real political dynamics in our society.

News24.com | Maimane 'should help drop Die Stem from the anthem'

Mmusi Maimane is in a better position than any other South African politician to help get rid of the verses from Die Stem in our national anthem, writes Max du Preez.

News24.com | DA/EFF coalitions could have 'great value'

Coalitions between the DA and the EFF in hung councils could potentially lead to sticky situations, but could also have a very positive impact on our national politics, writes Max du Preez.

News24.com | 'The post-post-apartheid era has started'

For the first time since we became a democracy we can say for certain that the political landscape would never be the same, writes Max du Preez.

News24.com | Local elections 'a serious test for stability'

This election could either reassure us that our democracy is still in fairly good health or it could quickly drag us further down a spiral of regression, writes Max du Preez.

News24.com | AfriForum 'hijacking the Afrikaner mainstream'

Talking about state capture, we���re presently experiencing another, subtler but equally dangerous hijacking: that of the Afrikaner mainstream by Solidariteit and AfriForum, writes Max du Preez.

News24.com | Fight against the deterioration of SA universities

South Africans should stop practicing identity politics at tertiary education institutions and rather fight against the deterioration of our universities, writes Max du Preez.

News24.com | Shouldn't we replace fake outrage with radical action?

Everybody in SA is raging about some injustice. But too much of it is based on a fake, manufactured powerlessness and a blame game, writes Max du Preez.

News24.com | Shouldn���t we replace fake outrage with radical action?

Everybody in South Africa is raging about some injustice. But too much of the rage is based on a fake, manufactured powerlessness and a blame game, writes Max du Preez.

News24.com | Too many Jimis in South African politics

There are too many people who serve as Zuma-ANC lackeys against their own better judgment and conscience, but who don���t have the guts to do the honourable thing and stand up or quit, says Max du Preez.