Editorial

EDITORIAL OPINION Local government problems
THE Auditor-General's report identifying 45 TLCs in the province whose books of account are in chaos comes as no surprise given the history of poor local government here. Corruption and mismanagement are common at this level of government and the...

The Chiel
A matter of survival DOUGIE Kunhardt, whose farm Viskop and home borders the Cefane River, is lucky to be alive. He paddles the river every morning, training for the Sunshine Coast Surfski Challenge this month -- the marathon held over three days...

What plans to cut road carnage?
RETIRING Transport Minister Mac Maharaj said recently that there are more than 500000 accidents on our roads, costing R12,8 billion, each year. Since the government came to power, nearly 50000 South Africans have died and nearly 200000 more ha...

Protect tourists from local pickpockets
ON Saturday November 15 I happened to be in town for personal business in Oxford Street. I understand that we had some German tourists in the city on that day. I held my breath when I noticed that those tourists were targeted by our local pick...

Smokers are rudest people on earth
I TEND to feel that some cigarette smokers are the rudest people on earth for a number of reasons. First of all, they know very well that cigarette smoking in public places is not allowed, but they still take out their cigarette, light it and b...

Let us not replace one tyranny with another
VERY rarely in the annals of human history do both method and motive shine with unadulterated light. Referring to the TRC, although many may at times have found the method questionable (as no doubt will be some of its evaluations), in all fairn...

DP and Williams must address core issues
I AM deeply indebted to my helpers and supporters in the recent by-election and will continue to help them to the best of my ability. The DP and Quinton Williams must now address the core issues. The EL TLC has failed and collapsed. It no longe...