Marius Roodt

This past weekend was one of those that happens periodically, when one feels truly proud to be a South African. There were three big sporting

Negativity, pessimism, and despair have been three things that have been pretty common in South Africa over the last few years. Declining infrastructure, increasing murder

After weeks of negotiations, South Africa finally has a government. The new Government of National Unity (GNU), made up of ten parties in total with

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In the 1980s, then American Assistant Secretary of State Chester Crocker wrote a book entitled High Noon in Southern Africa: Making Peace in a Rough

The MK Party has burst onto the South African political scene, and is possibly the biggest disruption to our post-1994 politics. Some polls have it

A recurring trope in horror movies is when the villain or antagonist returns from the dead. Our heroes will think they have dealt with the

South Africa has already started the electoral silly season. Manifestos are being launched, promises are being made, and voters are being assured that things will

This election cycle has seen a plethora of parties emerging to challenge the ANC, which, in democratic South Africa, has never been in a weaker

It’s not often that the name of the U/19 Proteas captain is in the headlines. At the end of last year this was the case,