Dancing around the wedding pole
The DA have made no secret of their long term plans for the party. Nor should they, such has been the success of meeting their strategy goals in recent history. In 2004, the DA stated their plans to take control of the Cape Metro in 2006, the Province by 2009 and the country by 2014. [...]
Lessons on the future of US Conservatism
Great piece in the Wall St Journal on the future of conservatism through the life of Bill Buckley, widely seen as the father of modern US Conservatism. Buckley’s brand of conservatism stood for capitalism and individualistic freedom, to the point where he sometimes took some bizarre positions which often flew in the face of the [...]
The ANC’s election advert
With the DA focusing on a huge outdoor campaign to build their brand, the ANC has launched its television campaign as the pinnacle of their hard electioneering. See the ad below: The DA has promised its TV ad soon, and I’ll put that up as soon as I have it. Let me know your thoughts…
Desperation sets in…
The DA has taken legal action against the ANC in Mpumalanga for allegedly distributing fake DA pamphlets which in essence warn of the ‘return of the Swart Gevaar’. The ANC has followed an incredibly successful strategy over the past five years of type-casting the DA as a racist party representing the white elite, so this [...]
Danger signsJulius Malema is fast becoming a liability for the ANC in his linking of cause and effect between the ANCYL and Mbeki’s demise. Whilst many in South Africa have seen him as a liability for the country’s image, the Zuma faction of the ANC have used Malema well as a hyperactive mouthpiece, usually stating [...]
Blogger on leaveI will be on leave this weekend until the first week of September. My travels take me to the US, where I’ll be getting a first hand look at the traditional Labour Day start of the 2008 Presidential electioneering. If you’d like me to notify you when I’m back posting, please send an [...]
Zuma’s BrinkmanshipMy latest Thought Leader post went up yesterday, outlining the pressure being exerted in the Zuma camp to force an amnesty outcome: The recent reports of Mbeki’s alleged misdemeanours in the Sunday Times, along with the elevated rhetoric from those in the Zuma camp over the last week, have surprised and rightly concerned many. [...]
Get ready to know a lot about this manIt was revealed yesterday that the Judge to preside over Zuma’s initial attempts to get his case thrown out, and ultimately, to preside over any criminal trial against Zuma in relation to his graft charges, is Judge Chris Nicholson. Nicholson seems a well-respected pick for this critical [...]
Our democracy’s in safe hands…Many people have been overtly concerned about the prospects of a Zuma presidency, most notably because he is “beholden to his Communist backers” in the SACP and COSATU who, apparently, have led him to power. However, perhaps they should take a second look at the SACP’s communist merits, if their most [...]
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