Ok, so it’s all over and the ANC have won the 2009 election, albeit with slightly less than a two-thirds majority (65.90% in fact).  Pretty soon our new president will be inaugurated at a lavish party, and the who’s-who of the world’s political leaders are invited.  On May 9th Jacob Zuma will be sworn in [...]

I LOVE voting!  It’s one day every five years where my opinion actually counts.Â
Tomorrow will be the third time I cast my ballot in an all-inclusive election in South Africa.  Although I’m a sceptic by nature, voting is the one thing I’m not cynical about.  It’s important to participate in a democracy that came at [...]