aiden choles

Helen Zille's faction/embittered approach to politics normally grinds my turkey, but a paragraph in her most recent weekly newsletter stood out as being congruent with my stance on Zuma's ascension to power:  read more »

Now that Jacob Zuma has become the ANC President, I predict that as of tomorrow morning there'll be a renewed intake of immigration applications at the Australian embassy from a whole bunch of disgruntled white South Africans.

In the run up to today's election outcome it has been a regular occurrence for white South Africans, that I've come across, to be overheard asking, "What will our plans be if Zuma becomes President (of the country)?"

While there is reason to be concerned regarding the cloud hanging over Zuma's head  read more »

While I've never really taken an active interest in politics I have nevertheless been keenly aware of the shifts in the political landscape of South Africa and how they affect the narrative pulse of our nation. I've gathered this information and formed the perspectives I have based on some fairly superficial gleanings from the media reporting on political events.

In particular, I've had some strong emotional responses of late as I've been considering the shifts leading up to this weekends ANC National Conference and the recent branch nominations for the party's president. Unsurprisingly, Jacob Zuma has wrapped up the nominations process, and I've begun to wonder to myself how he has gathered so much support when one considers the saga's he's been invovled in (generally corrupt relationship with Schabir Shaik and a pragmatic approach to preventing the contraction of HIV)? Surely, rational people would not nominate a fellow with such a cloud hanging over his head?  read more »