20 May 2022
William Saunderson-Meyer writes on the disturbing number of deaths from malnutrition in SA
13 May 2022
William Saunderson-Meyer writes on the ANC's resort to symbolic issues amidst the ruin it has wrought
06 May 2022
William Saunderson-Meyer says what saved the President from total humiliation in Phokeng was the decline of COSATU
29 April 2022
William Saunderson-Meyer says the ANC's RET faction's slow retreat continues
22 April 2022
William Saunderson-Meyer says that instead of begging the ANC not to steal (again), SA should simply boot them out
15 April 2022
William Saunderson-Meyer says the floods just another blow to a province that was already on its knees
08 April 2022
William Saunderson-Meyer on what the experience of Unterhalter, Arrie Rautenbach, and De Ruyter say about SA
01 April 2022
William Saunderson-Meyer on the results of the liberal (DA) vs liberation movement (ANC) model when it comes to job creation
25 March 2022
William Saunderson-Meyer writes on two anti-investment rulings in the WCape high court
18 March 2022
William Saunderson-Meyer says the Ukrainians have exposed the vulnerabilities of the Russia's military and its leader
11 March 2022
William Saunderson-Meyer writes on Putin's aggression, Western fecklessness, and SA's craven response
04 March 2022
William Saunderson-Meyer says govt has just been saved from having to stump up a vast sum of money
24 February 2022
William Saunderson-Meyer writes on what Enoch Godongwana did and did not choose to fund
18 February 2022
William Saunderson-Meyer writes on the recent national mood swings in SA
11 February 2022
William Saunderson-Meyer deflates the hype around President Ramaposa's address
05 February 2022
William Saunderson-Meyer on why the commission's damning reports are likely to lead nowhere
28 January 2022
William Saunderson-Meyer writes on the thin rationale for the recent World Bank loan to the SA govt
21 January 2022
William Saunderson-Meyer says the President's strength and resolve is being tested by the RET faction
14 January 2022
William Saunderson-Meyer on the ANC president's party promises at a time of deteriorating reality
10 December 2021
William Saunderson-Meyer on the record of our underperforming President
03 December 2021
William Saunderson-Meyer writes on what's behind the SANDF's move into the bakery business
26 November 2021
William Saunderson-Meyer writes on how South Africa is being unstitched and unravelled
19 November 2021
William Saunderson-Meyer says the inquiry lacks credibility and is agenda driven
12 November 2021
William Saunderson-Meyer says LGE 2021 has failed to sober up the parties
05 November 2021
William Saunderson-Meyer writes on the results of a local govt election in which there were few winners
29 October 2021
William Saunderson-Meyer on the significance of who the ANC forms coalitions with
22 October 2021
William Saunderson-Meyer writes on the implications of "war veteran" blackmail
15 October 2021
William Saunderson-Meyer assesses the results of a recent IRR political survey
08 October 2021
William Saunderson-Meyer on the appeal of independent candidates and the problem with them
01 October 2021
William Saunderson-Meyer on the extortion rackets hobbling mining and infrastructure projects
24 September 2021
William Saunderson-Meyer on the President's difficult recent campaign stop in the township
17 September 2021
William Saunderson-Meyer writes that it is the opposition’s best chance in 27 years
10 September 2021
William Saunderson-Meyer says the ex-President’s jailbreak was carried out with a nod and a wink from Ramaphosa
03 September 2021
William Saunderson-Meyer on the question of whether we should stay or go
20 August 2021
William Saunderson-Meyer says Zondo has opened a window into how ANC operates cadre deployment
13 August 2021
William Saunderson-Meyer says it was striking how the President failed to name names before Zondo
06 August 2021
William Saunderson-Meyer writes on the enduring popularity of our President
30 July 2021
William Saunderson-Meyer writes on the strange shift back to optimism of the commentariat
23 July 2021
William Saunderson-Meyer writes on meaning of the state failures we have just witnessed
16 July 2021
William Saunderson-Meyer says we should not be forgiving of the ANC’s failure to fulfil the primary function of the state
09 July 2021
William Saunderson-Meyer says the ANC's commitment to constitutionalism remains threadbare
02 July 2021
William Saunderson-Meyer writes on the ex-President's burdens
18 June 2021
William Saunderson-Meyer on the unanswered questions around the Takatso consortium
11 June 2021
William Saunderson-Meyer searches for words to capture the spirit of the era
04 June 2021
William Saunderson-Meyer writes on the ruling party's loss of any grip on reality
28 May 2021
William Saunderson-Meyer writes on the Health Minister's revealing defence of himself in the Digital Vibes scandal
21 May 2021
William Saunderson-Meyer writes on the price two opponents of state-capture have had to pay
14 May 2021
William Saunderson-Meyer writes on the extraordinary extent of Covid related plunder over the past year
07 May 2021
William Saunderson-Meyer writes on some barbed exchanges in the pages of the SAMJ
07 May 2021
William Saunderson-Meyer writes on some barbed exchanges in the pages of the SAMJ
30 April 2021
William Saunderson-Meyer writes on the ANC President's appearance before the Zondo commission
23 April 2021
William Saunderson-Meyer writes on our ruling party's ongoing Cuba infatuation
16 April 2021
William Saunderson-Meyer writes on the protection rackets run by organised labour
15 April 2021
Orapeleng Matshediso says that the HETN distancs itself from all looters and any so-called RET brigades
09 April 2021
William Saunderson-Meyer on the ANC govt's baffling indifference to emigration & hostility to immigration
02 April 2021
William Saunderson-Meyer writes on whether Ramaphosa can free the ANC of this damaging faction
26 March 2021
William Saunderson-Meyer sizes up the just launched Defend Our Democracy movement
19 March 2021
William Saunderson-Meyer writes on how the ANC govt is playing pass-the-parcel with ‘free education’ costs
12 March 2021
William Saunderson-Meyer asks how long the ANC's dominance is likely to endure
05 March 2021
William Saunderson-Meyer on President Ramaphosa's promise to professionalise the civil service
26 February 2021
William Saunderson-Meyer writes on the ANC govt's bizarre and destructive immigration policies
19 February 2021
William Saunderson-Meyer writes on the internal party manoeuvres around Zuma and Zondo
12 February 2021
William Saunderson-Meyer on the problem with the President's SONA
05 February 2021
William Saunderson-Meyer asks whether the ex-President is about to launch a counter-attack against Ramaphosa
29 January 2021
William Saunderson-Meyer writes on Shonisani Lethole's agonising demise in Tembisa Hospital last year
22 January 2021
William Saunderson-Meyer examines whether Ramaphosa will follow Trump as a political victim of Covid-19
15 January 2021
William Saunderson-Meyer examines the ANC's 109th birthday prezzie wish list
11 December 2020
William Saunderson-Meyer says we have a weak govt perched upon the top of a teetering state
04 December 2020
William Saunderson-Meyer on Dr Markus Michel's extraordinary battle to have his qualifications recognised in SA
27 November 2020
William Saunderson-Meyer writes on the impaired and delusional state of our collective psyche
21 November 2020
William Saunderson-Meyer on the financial troubles facing the SABC and CCMA
13 November 2020
William Saunderson-Meyer writes on psychologist Linda Holden's ongoing legal battle against Assmang
06 November 2020
William Saunderson-Meyer writes on the Blue Wave that wasn't in the USA
23 October 2020
William Saunderson-Meyer writes on the intriguing report of a former First Lady's application for divorce
16 October 2020
William Saunderson-Meyer says we are backsliding towards a discredited and hated past
09 October 2020
William Saunderson-Meyer says high profile arrests are just the start of cleaning up the criminal justice system
02 October 2020
William Saunderson-Meyer says the epidemic has provided a heaven-sent chance to blow the economy up
25 September 2020
William Saunderson-Meyer writes on the nightmare of car re-licensing
18 September 2020
William Saunderson-Meyer compares the current US President's record with his prize winning predecessor's
11 September 2020
William Saunderson-Meyer writes on the DA's rejection of race categorisation
04 September 2020
But, William Saunderson-Meyer writes. the President's achievements should not be exaggerated
28 August 2020
William Saunderson-Meyer does a deep dive into Treasury's list of PPE contracts
27 August 2020
Jeremy Gordin's sets out what President Cyril Ramaphosa needs to do
21 August 2020
William Saunderson-Meyer says this is the only way to break with an unsustainable status quo
14 August 2020
William Saunderson-Meyer writes on WCape Premier Alan Winde's leadership during Covid-19
07 August 2020
William Saunderson-Meyer says says we should not give up on the NDPP yet
31 July 2020
William Saunderson-Meyer says Andrew Mlangeni's death is a snapshot of the party’s turpitude and decay
24 July 2020
William Saunderson-Meyer writes on the ridiculous complaint by a drove of lawyers against attorney Marc Aupiais
17 July 2020
William Saunderson-Meyer says the President's weaknesses have been mercilessly exposed by the epidemic
10 July 2020
William Saunderson-Meyer says the Greek hero and Kimi Makwetu have at least one thing in common
03 July 2020
William Saunderson-Meyer asks what word would best encapsulate our govt's dismal performance
19 June 2020
William Saunderson-Meyer says our ruling elite remains as oblivious to hard realities as ever
18 June 2020
Jeremy Gordin writes on President Ramaphosa's speech to the nation
12 June 2020
William Saunderson-Meyer says the world is an innately dangerous place that puts us at risk at every turn
05 June 2020
William Saunderson-Meyer writes on President Ramaphosa's virtual press conference with SANEF
29 May 2020
William Saunderson-Meyer says all classes and races have simply had enough
28 May 2020
Company says Dumisani Mpafa was not expressing his own opinion, but passing on the opinion of others
22 May 2020
William Saunderson-Meyer writes on the ANC’s project to use the Covid-19 crisis to reshape SA
15 May 2020
William Saunderson-Meyer says the ANC govt continues to deny us sight of the 'science' behind the lockdown
08 May 2020
William Saunderson-Meyer says the lockdown will also be a test of the health of our judiciary