Marius Roodt

Race is South Africa’s eternal fault line. Nearly everything in this country is viewed through the prism of race, from who our politicians are, and

Much ink is being spilled – not only here at the Daily Friend but elsewhere – on the fact that the ANC is perilously close

It is now accepted wisdom that it is a matter of time until the ANC loses its national majority in the country. There is probably

‘They never miss an opportunity to miss an opportunity.’ So said Abba Eban, a South African-born Israeli diplomat, who was speaking about his Arab counterparts

When somebody talks about Paris, what immediately comes to mind is the Eiffel Tower and starry-eyed couples walking along the Seine. Less likely to come

The ANC used to stand astride South Africa like a colossus. At its zenith in the late 1990s and early 2000s, it was easily the

The term ‘developmental state’ has become part of the South African lexicon. As I recall, it first became commonly used around the time of the

There are few certainties in life, apart from death and taxes, but there is something else that is a growing certainty in South Africa. This

Sometimes politicians say things that confirm what we know about them. It may be a throwaway remark or a pattern of language, but once people

The ANC got a bloody nose on Wednesday, losing two wards in by-elections, while retaining one ward in eThekwini. The DA held on to a