Other-Ander

What exactly is the National Democratic Revolution (NDR)? This concept apparently stands central to the modern ANC’s policy agenda; yet, it is difficult to determine from literature how exactly to define it. It is almost strange how the concept is used in progressive circles in the country, without it being properly defined – as if there is an unquestioned understanding in the midst of the recipients of the message that makes further explanations unnecessary.

My problem with the current academic model is that there is seemingly very little relationship between effort and result. Academics’ performance is not assessed in terms of their ability to get students (learners) ready for the world of work. In the model that QS World University Rankings use to rank universities, only 10% of the assessment weight is allocated to reputation among prospective employers.

Die Afrikaner Broederbond is in 1918 gestig deur ʼn groep Afrikanermans wat ingesluit het die pa van Beyers Naudé. Dit was bekend as ʼn kultuurorganisasie, maar het altyd maar politieke oogmerke gehad. Die organisasie se missie was om eenheid onder Afrikaners te bewerkstellig, en hulle welvaart te bevorder. Hulle het daarin geslaag.

Het u al ooit gehoor van ʼn staatsvorm bekend as ʼn oligargie? Demokrasie, totalitarisme, kommunisme, sosialisme, kapitalisme is bekende begrippe waarmee enige terloopse politieke waarnemer bekend is, maar oligargie is minder algemeen. Die begrip ‘oligargie’ staan egter sentraal tot hierdie Kommentaar, daarom ag ek dit die moeite werd om dit vlugtig te verduidelik en te definieer.

So, the US has breached international law by kidnapping Maduro. But who cares? Let me tell you, not the ANC. The ANC’s standard is their Cold War loyalties.  Anyway, who actually cares about “international law” anymore? What matters, is ideology, not law. Just considers the hypocritical South African government. It condemns the United States government for capturing Maduro, but is silent about Russia’s invasion of a sovereign state. How many people has dies during the US’s a

Ouma het deur haar besluite en optrede in reaksie op die haat wat uit die Boereoorlog gespruit het, die toekoms van haar nasate (en die van haar geliefde Afrikanervolk) in haar geliefde Suid-Afrika beduiwel.