Should opposition parties treat Jacob Zuma with a certain degree of respect simply because he occupies the office of the presidency? Michael Trapido, Pierre de Vos and the DA’s own Athol Trollip seem to think so, and I agree. Politeness is one mark of a virtuous and civilised society, and while it is not always [...]

Reader Mayibuye Magwaza thinks I’m letting the DA off the hook too easily in this post:
Sure, you’re complaining about counting heads in parliament as a benchmark for gender equality. However, I think there’s something to it. If the DA has failed to internally develop female leaders to the extent that Zille really couldn’t find anyone [...]

Pierre De Vos has some tactical criticism for Cosatu:
First, Cosatu pulled a cheap - but ultimately doomed - stunt by launching an ill-advised equality court application to challenge the composition of the Zille’s cabinet. Now Die Burger is reporting that Cosatu is threatening to institute a motion of no confidence in Zille and her cabinet [...]