Max Du Preez's Blog, page 8

News24.com | ANC election: Drama till December, then what?

Whoever wins in December will know that the ANC���s chances of getting more than half the votes in the 2019 general election are getting slimmer by the day, writes Max du Preez.

News24.com | 'Boer bullies' will cost white people dearly

Those who have appointed themselves as the political leaders of the Afrikaner minority should consider the long term effects of shamelessly trying to protect their privilege, writes Max du Preez.

News24.com | Zuma, Guptas at the heart of SARS rot

SARS boss Tom Moyane has rid the revenue service of its capacity to go after big tax dodgers with his crusade against what KPMG falsely termed the ���rogue unit���, writes Max du Preez.

News24.com | Had Biko been alive today

If Stephen Bantu Biko lived for forty more years and his ideas got wide traction, South Africans��� attitudes would have been vastly different today, writes Max du Preez.

News24.com | Ramaphosa sealed his own fate - and ours

President Jacob Zuma has comprehensively out-foxed Cyril Ramaphosa for the last five years. Will this happen again in the months before the December elective conference, asks Max du Preez.

News24.com | Rent-seeking and populist rhetoric won���t kill poverty

No society has ever successfully fought poverty, inequality or unemployment while their economies were stagnant or in recession, writes Max du Preez.

News24.com | My offer to Parliament: we'll fund investigations

We���re looking for about R80 billion lost to corruption to pay back into the state coffers, and Parliament can���t afford a few million rand to investigate this, writes Max du Preez.

News24.com | NDZ: If she walks like them and talks like them...

Investigative journalists should do some digging in the months ahead to find out who pays for what in NDZ���s election campaign. Rumour has it that it is going to cost millions, writes Max du Preez.

News24.com | Parliament's historic moment: hope springs eternal

The history books will one day teach that today���s events in Parliament could have brought about a crucial turning point in the tragic deterioration of South Africa, writes Max du Preez.

News24.com | Why the EFF is likely to go home to the ANC

After Zuma had gone, and the ANC further weakened, a coalition with or even merger with the EFF must be seen as likely ��� if Malema is assured of a powerful position, writes Max du Preez.