Feint and Margin

South Africa and the dream deferred What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun? Or fester like a sore— And then run? Does it stink like rotten meat? Or crust and sugar over— like a syrupy sweet? Maybe it just sags like a heavy load. Or does [...]

Following my previous article on convenience justice and South Africa there has been a lot of other developments in the country in particular in the political scene. Amongst other things Julius Malema is being formally investigated for his business dealings, and as I pen this article, his disciplinary hearing is making headlines. In addition to [...]

I have been following one of my Feint and Margin colleagues S. Mahlaba’s enlightening article on agriculture, rural development and the challenges that must be overcome if agriculture is to help us solve the unemployment that South Africa is currently facing. I happened to read an interesting research on the future role of cities in [...]

On the 31 May 2005 Judge Hillary Squires delivered his judgement on The State versus Schabir Shaik and eleven others. This judgement was a watershed moment in South Africa, for many reasons. There were many people that were jubilant from those who claim to be pro justice to the political enemies of then deputy president [...]

I have recently joined one of the amateur football clubs competing in the Castle regional league in the Dr Kenneth Kaunda district in an administrative capacity. I have always thought that the complaints about poor service in municipal offices and many other government institutions have become part of our national vocabulary and therefore we use [...]