Letters

Israel’s approach to the latest Gaza aid flotilla seems illogical. Stopping them and boarding the boats in international waters is probably a war crime, as weapons were used there as a threat.

Much has been said about the acquittal of Julius Malema's co-accused, Adriaan Snyman. Predictably, some EFF members have seized on this outcome, twisting it mischievously to push racial narratives about the entire court judgment.

Former president Thabo Mbeki has raised his voice, warning the ANC that if it does not mend its wayward ways, it will end up on the trash heap of political ignominy.

Violence against women is unfortunately too common, but it's not inevitable and it certainly isn't normal. Everyone can think about what they can personally do to ensure violence against women is not tolerated.

Seventy children in the Eastern Cape, where former presidents Nelson Mandela and Thabo Mbeki, as well as the ANC chair Gwede Mantashe, among other influential people come from, died of acute malnutrition this year.

The PA also suspended him as its deputy president. Now Gayton McKenzie's party has put him as its mayoral candidate for Johannesburg. Is the PA deputy president fit to be the mayor of Jozi?

The government of national unity must justify its overloaded cabinet by being seen to be fighting corruption wherever it exists in the civil service. Our country is bankrupt, thanks to fraud.

Shivambu has been a member of three political parties — ANC, EFF and MKP. He's now the leader of Afrika Mayibuye Movement, a new political party.

Previous occupants of the White House were not faultless; however, they had strong and experienced officials around them. Their presidencies were anchored in the US constitution, bound by the rule of law and the rules-based international system. Now the White House is occupied by a divisive and compromised leader, not only in the US, but globally, who is a law unto himself.

A beautiful Setswana idiom says, “Moeng goroga re je ka wena”. Loosely translated, it means the arrival of a guest leads to sumptuous feasting.

China, a superpower, has a lot that SA can learn from. For instance, only competent cadres are deployed to its public service. In China, working for the nation is a badge of honour.

After the 2024 national elections, the ANC was forced to form a pact with the second most powerful political party, the DA, and other smaller parties to form the government of national unity.