William Saunderson-Meyer writes on the press reaction to the President's Covid-19 response

William Saunderson-Meyer writes on Ronald Lamola's decision to deny Chris Hani's killer parole

William Saunderson-Meyer writes on the latest damning High Court ruling against Busisiwe Mkhwebane

William Saunderson-Meyer says South Africa bristles with cultivated ignorance

William Saunderson-Meyer writes on the Finance Minister's budget speech challenge to the unions

William Saunderson-Meyer assesses the President's fourth SONA address

William Saunderson-Meyer writes on the final vindication of the three doctors accused of theft

William Saunderson-Meyer shines a light on the career of the new Eskom chair

William Saunderson-Meyer writes on the latest allegations against the WCape JP

And the party is pulling South African down with it, says William Saunderson-Meyer

William Saunderson-Meyer says ANC govt continues to kill off hopes of an economic recovery

William Saunderson-Meyer compares and contrasts the UK and RSA polls in 2019

William Saunderson-Meyer says the reality of state dysfunction has cast a pall over seasonal cheer

William Saunderson-Meyer says simply blaming Jan van Riebeek no longer cuts it

William Saunderson-Meyer says battleground the govt has chosen is SAA, not Eskom

William Saunderson-Meyer says it now often takes a court order to get the SAPS to act against criminality

William Saunderson-Meyer writes on the meaning of our latest RWC victory

William Saunderson-Meyer says nations should not allow dreams to obstruct facing up to reality

William Saunderson-Meyer says strong, centre right opposition, is critical

William Saunderson-Meyer writes on the strange outcomes of recent disciplinary actions

William Saunderson-Meyer on constitutional watchdogs gone rabid

William Saunderson-Meyer asks whether our President is tough enough

William Saunderson-Meyer on the coming showdown the President has to win

William Saunderson-Meyer on the new secret ballot obligation on labour

William Saunderson-Meyer says it seems it's "mere criminality" that's always at play

William Saunderson-Meyer on President Ramaphosa's absence during a week of crisis

William Saunderson-Meyer on the tale of Drs De Swart, Morgan & Domingo

William Saunderson-Meyer on keeping the political faith

William Saunderson-Meyer says the President has been rendered immobile by his enemies

Diego Iturralde responds to WSM's column on the topic, WSM replies

William Saunderson-Meyer says the ANC has done nothing to reduce explosive population growth

William Saunderson-Meyer says Ramaphosa's lack of courage has re-opened the door to the Zuptas

William Saunderson-Meyer writes on the current state of play with regards to amending the constitution

William Saunderson-Meyer on the ex-President's underwhelming performance at the State Capture commission

William Saunderson-Meyer says govt must summon the political courage to deal with public violence

William Saunderson-Meyer writes on Vladimir Putin's critique of the West

William Saunderson-Meyer writes on AG Kimi Makwetu's sobering assessment of the state of local govt

William Saunderson-Meyer says President Ramaphosa's address was like a Rorschach test

William Saunderson-Meyer writes on the bare-knuckle battle being fought out within the ANC

William Saunderson-Meyer writes on govt's pathetic response to attacks on truckers

William Saunderson-Meyer assesses the President's cabinet choices

William Saunderson-Meyer says the PP is a disgrace to the law and an embarrassment to the country

William Saunderson-Meyer writes on the predicament of the official opposition

William Saunderson-Meyer says the results were a disaster for the official opposition

William Saunderson-Meyer assesses the IRR and Ipsos' differing polling predictions

William Saunderson-Meyer on the myths the ANC and DA are peddling to voters

William Saunderson-Meyer on the dual nature of the ruling party, and what it means for the Peter Bruce thesis

William Saunderson-Meyer on the contrasting situations of the two former party leaders

William Saunderson-Meyer on the catastrophic failure of basic education in SA

William Saunderson-Meyer says if electricity is lifeblood of modern economy, we're bleeding to death

William Saunderson-Meyer writes on this minority's calculations for the upcoming election

William Saunderson-Meyer on the media, Julius Malema and the EFF

William Saunderson-Meyer says our ruling party possesses a grasshopper mentality

William Saunderson-Meyer says that we are not a country that has endeared itself to its neighbours

William Saunderson-Meyer says 50 years ago the country was dirt poor and enamoured with radical socialism

William Saunderson-Meyer says self-regulation has not done much to keep the audit profession on the straight and narrow

William Saunderson-Meyer on the WCape Premier's tax revolt threat, and the ANC and DA responses to it

William Saunderson-Meyer writes on the tawdry mechanics of corruption being exposed at the Zondo Commission

William Saunderson-Meyer on 25 years of unrealised ANC manifesto commitments

William Saunderson-Meyer writes on the touchy question of illegal immigrants in SA

William Saunderson-Meyer on how politics is lining up as we reach 25 years of ANC rule

William Saunderson-Meyer on the huge task facing the newly appointed NDPP

William Saunderson-Meyer says the US President's choice of ambassador is a useful gauge

William Saunderson-Meyer writes on Barbara Hogan's grim experiences of cadre deployment

William Saunderson-Meyer says despite their advantages Dem performance in the US mid-terms was mediocre

William Saunderson-Meyer says President Ramaphosa can only win on jobs by losing Cosatu

William Saunderson-Meyer says it seems the Ecuadorians have had their fill of Julian Assange

William Saunderson-Meyer says SA is behaving like a teenage pyromaniac

William Saunderson-Meyer on the dangerous combination of low GDP growth and (relatively) high population growth

William Saunderson-Meyer on yet another govt economic stimulus and recovery plan

William Saunderson-Meyer writes on a killing that encapsulates SA's decay

William Saunderson-Meyer asks whether govt is tackling the problem with a renewed seriousness

William Saunderson-Meyer on how the 'KGB of consulting' withered before the Nugent inquiry

William Saunderson-Meyer writes on the checkered past of the consultant class

William Saunderson-Meyer writes on how 1988 mirrors the year we are now in

William Saunderson-Meyer says it seems even the most rotten and economically inept NLM can keep winning at the polls

William Saunderson-Meyer says there is no reason, as yet, to believe that Zanu-PF did not win fairly

William Saunderson-Meyer writes on the first post-Mugabe elections in that country

William Saunderson-Meyer says former US President's words could be read as applying to us, not just Trump

William Saunderson-Meyer says he does not usually condone police brutality, but ...

William Saunderson-Meyer says govt makes it ridiculously difficult for foreign trained doctors to practice in SA

William Saunderson-Meyer says the two leaders are twinned in misfortune

William Saunderson-Meyer says almost everywhere refugees are having doors slammed in their faces

William Saunderson-Meyer explains why the report should be applauded

William Saunderson-Meyer says the minister is in denial about the state of our public healthcare system

William Saunderson-Meyer writes on the move to make "history" a compulsory subject in schools

William Saunderson-Meyer says many of our towns and cities are being run by rogues

William Saunderson-Meyer says once sporadic community violence is becoming more frequent and brazen

William Saunderson-Meyer says the economy remains in a bad way, and the President's position is precarious

William Saunderson-Meyer says Trump is fed-up with the funneling of aid to countries that vote against the US at the UN

William Saunderson-Meyer says the truth is things are bad and are likely to get worse before they get better

William Saunderson-Meyer writes on the complications likely to arise from the criminalisation of racial abuse

William Saunderson-Meyer says SA needs a leader able to stand up against the PSU's wage demands

William Saunderson-Meyer on the contrasting judicial experiences of Madikizela-Mandela and Momberg

William Saunderson-Meyer says the Gauteng govt leaders failed to do penance on Human Rights Day

William Saunderson-Meyer on how our powerful crooks keep getting away with it

William Saunderson-Meyer says the EFF leader's dangerous race rhetoric needs to be opposed and checked

William Saunderson-Meyer says executive interference in the NPA goes back a long way

William Saunderson-Meyer on the unintended consequences of the EFF and DA's all too successful anti-Zuma campaign

William Saunderson-Meyer says our now ex-president was cunning, racist and shamelessly corrupt