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Ex-Knysna councillor guilty of assassination!

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GUILTY OF ASSASSINATION Three men have been found guilty of the political assassination of Knysna ANC Chief Whip Victor Molosi. The charges were murder, conspiracy and possession of an unlicensed gun. The mastermind of the killing was ex-Councillor Velile Waxa, then the DA’s coalition partner. Vela Dumile, from Cape Town, and former Knysna municipal official Mawande Makhala, were his accomplices. Ours is a cruel and strange world, especially when it comes to politics. I’ve experienced too many bad things to like any politician in Knysna but this murder affected me … Read the full article…

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The Future: How will South Africa fit in?

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The best way to end 2019 is to look forward. Bloomberg has released an exciting article about our global future. In contrast, I fear a better world needs losers, and that us South Africans may fill that role. I’d appreciate your thoughts, especially those that have good reason to disagree with me. URBANISATION FACTS 1. 3.2 billion people will be middle class in 2020, an enormous increase from 1.8 billion in 2009. This positivity results from the economic advances of India and China (which makes me think that Africa desperately … Read the full article…

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The DA’s Albert Fritz manipulates AFM Christians for votes

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The Democratic Alliance (DA) campaigned in a church 3 days before the recent Ward 11 by-election in Knysna. Not in a community hall or on a field – in a church in the suburb of Hornlee where the bulk of the coloured population live. Albert Fritz was their preacher in blue. The DA’s election campaign manager, Rozain Hansen, organised the venue to score votes from Christians. The poster, which you can view in full at the bottom of this post, supports that deduction. Although it should be common sense that … Read the full article…

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