Max Du Preez's Blog, page 18

News24.com | South Africa can survive 2016

Next year is going to be a rough one with many social and political upheavals and much economic suffering, but South Africa and its people still stand on a firm foundation that would be able to weather much more serious storms, writes Max du Preez.

News24.com | Zuma's opponents have smelled blood

Jacob Zuma���s legendary invincibility was dealt a fatal blow when his own party comrades forced him to overturn his own very important decision of just four days before, writes Max du Preez.

News24.com | 2016 will test our patience

We can be certain that 2016 is going to be a rough year that will test our optimism, our patience, indeed our democracy and stability to the limit, writes Max du Preez.

News24.com | Should ANC have had a bloody revolution?

Should the ANC not have fought until the apartheid regime could be overthrown in a proper revolution, with soldiers marching with AK47s through the streets of Pretoria, asks Max du Preez

News24.com | 'EFF peeing on Parliament'

Our post-1994 Parliament has been reduced to a playhouse where the ANC rubberstamps its own decisions, the EFF uses theatrics, and the DA tries to remain relevant, writes Max du Preez.

News24.com | We have no idea what's next for South Africa

South Africa hasn���t been this tempestuous since the 1980s and this time it feels worse, more fluid and unpredictable, says Max du Preez.

News24.com | Jacob Zuma in all his naked glory

Many of us suspected it, but now we know for sure that President Jacob Zuma doesn���t see himself as your and my president in the first place, but as the boss of the ANC, writes Max du Preez.

News24.com | The painful birth of a new order

We are experiencing the slow death of the post-1994 dispensation and the painful birth of a new order. There is no better time than now to lay the foundation for this new deal, writes Max du Preez.

News24.com | Visa disaster 'shows lack of genuine ANC leadership'

If minister Malusi Gigaba had not issued the stricter visa regulations, South Africa wouldn���t wonder today whether we can afford the R2bn we now need for tertiary education, writes Max du Preez.

News24.com | Protesting students need our support

The students protesting against increasing university fees deserve the support of all South Africans, writes Max du Preez.