Late last week Jacob Zuma addressed the American Chamber of Commerce at their annual Thanksgiving dinner. An excerpt of his speech is quoted below: Ladies and gentlemen, the election of President-elect Barack Obama has to a large extent set the tone of world politics in 2009. Change is the buzzword. In our case, we have […]
Zuma addresses American Chamber of Commerce
January 16th, 2026 (Updated)Zuma Vs Mbeki Cartoon – The battle continues
January 16th, 2026 (Updated)Sadly not quite as dramatic as a half-rigged boxing match, this battle is going to take place between Zuma and Mbeki’s legal teams in Bloemfontein. Zuma has already strategically started throwing punches by contesting Mbeki’s use of state resources on legal matters. It’s good to see that Zuma has obviously learnt a thing of two […]
Crime, what crime?
January 16th, 2026 (Updated)ANC President Jacob Zuma is parading around South Africa with mile long convoys of ‘blue light’ special VIP protection units. Of note was his recent campaign trip to Limpopo province where he had a convoy of some 33 cars of which 22 were state law enforcement vehicles. Helen Zille of the Democratic Alliance (DA) also […]
Cholera crisis: Donate to help Zimbabwe details below!
January 16th, 2026 (Updated)This is part two of yesterday’s Thabo Mbeki cartoon. So things have gone a little wrong for Mugabe in Zimbabwe.. it could happen to anyone. There is sewage flowing in the streets, endless mounds of rubbish, a broken water supply – and a cholera epidemic that has Zimbabwe’s Health Minister admitting that he is scared. […]