Max Du Preez's Blog, page 15

News24.com | Has South Africa reached rock bottom?

Has South Africa reached rock bottom and are we about to turn the corner, or is it going to get a lot worse first, asks Max du Preez.

News24.com | Corruption has become 'the new normal'

A handful of brave, resourceful investigative journalists bring us devastating evidence of corruption and abuse, but this is met with a giggle, blank denials and swept off the table, writes Max du Preez

News24.com | Who is to blame for South Africa's failures?

In what measure should we blame our failures on our history before 1994 and on the white minority, and how much blame should we place on bad governance and corruption since 1994, asks Max du Preez.

News24.com | SA 'deserves better than Zuma's sycophants' clowning around'

President Jacob Zuma doesn���t really care whether any of his sycophants have enough talent to successfully flush a toilet, he���s only looking for blind loyalty and political protection, writes Max du Preez.

News24.com | 'Is there an ANC group that wants SA in junk territory?'

It seems the rent-seeking faction of President Jacob Zuma clearly don���t give a damn if a downgrade by Standard & Poor���s hurts the economy or not, writes Max du Preez.

News24.com | Zuma 'a rent-seeker par excellence'

Rent-seekers like President Jacob Zuma and his family are not only guilty of self-enrichment, they are actually actively undermining South Africa���s economic prospects, writes Max du Preez.

News24.com | Zuma 'a danger to SA's economic stability'

The single most serious clear and present danger to South Africa���s short-term economic and political stability has a name: Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma, writes Max du Preez.

News24.com | We need to talk about South Africa���s everyday racism

We should acknowledge that the recent racial controversies (The Qwabes, Theunissens, Jansens) are simply examples of what happens every day in our society, writes Max du Preez.

News24.com | EFF 'should not mess with SA's stability'

The EFF should be very careful not to mess with two key pillars of SA���s stability: the legitimacy of election results and the political neutrality of the defence force, writes Max du Preez.

News24.com | Malema 'will reduce the country to ashes'

People who gloat over the ANC���s present problems should realise that it���s the Economic Freedom Fighters that benefit most from the governing party���s decline, writes Max du Preez.