Max Du Preez's Blog, page 22

News24.com | Mdluli’s secret files must contain a lot of dirt

If we could understand Richard Mdluli, we'd be able to stop the chaos in the criminal justice system and know a lot more about President Jacob Zuma’s strategies to stay out of jail, says Max du Preez.

News24.com | Let go of the anger

Too many whites moan about the deterioration of service delivery. Too many voices from the black community simply focus on white privilege. We need to find other ways of talking to each other, writes Max du Preez.

News24.com | ANC needs to focus on urban development

The ANC’s focus on land ownership has resulted in the government never really developing proper strategies for urbanisation and urban development, says Max du Preez.

News24.com | South Africa not a failed state

The terms failed state, banana republic and “becoming Zimbabwe” are being used freely nowadays to describe South Africa. This is uninformed nonsense, says Max du Preez.

News24.com | SA’s democracy a juvenile delinquent

South Africa’s democracy comes of age in four weeks’ time but if the behaviour of politicians is a yardstick, our democracy is still a juvenile delinquent, says Max du Preez.

News24.com | Awuleth' Umshini Wami!

One can’t help but admire the brilliance of the Zuma blitzkrieg on key state institutions, writes Max du Preez.

News24.com | Racism threatening our democracy

Max du Preez can’t think of any reason why South Africans would be more racist now than at any time in the past, as many have been stating recently.

News24.com | Lack of knowledge about SA polarises its citizens

We know so little about each other’s stories of origin – how we came to be here; how this nation was formed – that it contributes to further alienation, writes Max du Preez.

News24.com | Resist racism

White South Africans should really resist the temptation to make racist remarks when they’re faced with what they perceive as black racism, says Max du Preez.

Resist racism

White South Africans should really resist the temptation to make racist remarks when they're faced with what they perceive as black racism, says Max du Preez.