OPINION<\/a>”,”category_class”:”child-of-news”,”time_ago”:”9 mins ago”,”premium”:false,”gallery”:false,”excerpt”:”Dishing out land is no answer to South Africa\u0027s problems, writes Bennie van Zyl.”,”format”:false,”media”:””,”oovvuu”:””,”oovvuu_div”:””,”external_link_url”:””},{“id”:3354984,”name”:”SA government ignores filth, but prioritises political showboating”,”permalink”:”https:\/\/www.sokonnect.co.za\/news\/opinion\/sa-government-ignores-filth-april-2023\/”,”image_src”:”https:\/\/media.sokonnect.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/dirty-streets–300×200.jpg”,”image_src_hero”:”https:\/\/media.sokonnect.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/dirty-streets–825×550.jpg”,”image_src_narrow”:”https:\/\/media.sokonnect.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/dirty-streets–300×200.jpg”,”image_src_square”:”https:\/\/media.sokonnect.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/dirty-streets–300×300.jpg”,”category”:”OPINION<\/a>”,”category_class”:”child-of-news”,”time_ago”:”29 mins 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highly-educated, married woman to risk her life, her career and her family\u2019s well-being for a convicted criminal?”,”format”:false,”media”:””,”oovvuu”:””,”oovvuu_div”:””,”external_link_url”:””},{“id”:3353522,”name”:”Electricity minister shockingly discovers the country\u0027s energy crisis is real!”,”permalink”:”https:\/\/www.sokonnect.co.za\/news\/opinion\/electricity-minister-shockingly-discovers-countrys-energy-crisis\/”,”image_src”:”https:\/\/media.sokonnect.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Eskoms-Night-King-300×200.jpg”,”image_src_hero”:”https:\/\/media.sokonnect.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Eskoms-Night-King-825×550.jpg”,”image_src_narrow”:”https:\/\/media.sokonnect.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Eskoms-Night-King-300×200.jpg”,”image_src_square”:”https:\/\/media.sokonnect.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Eskoms-Night-King-300×300.jpg”,”category”:”OPINION<\/a>”,”category_class”:”child-of-news”,”time_ago”:”4 days 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OPINION<\/a>”,”category_class”:”child-of-news”,”time_ago”:”5 days ago”,”premium”:false,”gallery”:false,”excerpt”:”He may be gone, but his legacy lives on, on rugby fields across our country.”,”format”:false,”media”:””,”oovvuu”:””,”oovvuu_div”:””,”external_link_url”:””},{“id”:3353064,”name”:”Is Yoweri Museveni Africa\u2019s Hitler?”,”permalink”:”https:\/\/www.sokonnect.co.za\/news\/opinion\/is-uganda-yoweri-museveni-africas-hitler\/”,”image_src”:”https:\/\/media.sokonnect.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Yoweri-Museveni-Uganda-300×200.jpg”,”image_src_hero”:”https:\/\/media.sokonnect.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Yoweri-Museveni-Uganda-825×550.jpg”,”image_src_narrow”:”https:\/\/media.sokonnect.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Yoweri-Museveni-Uganda-300×200.jpg”,”image_src_square”:”https:\/\/media.sokonnect.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Yoweri-Museveni-Uganda-300×300.jpg”,”category”:”OPINION<\/a>”,”category_class”:”child-of-news”,”time_ago”:”5 days ago”,”premium”:false,”gallery”:false,”excerpt”:”There\u2019s been a realisation that not all is well in Africa, if Ugandan parliament\u2019s passing into law of the antihomosexuality Bill is anything to go by.”,”format”:false,”media”:””,”oovvuu”:””,”oovvuu_div”:””,”external_link_url”:””},{“id”:3353050,”name”:”Is EFF\u2019s gay pride real?”,”permalink”:”https:\/\/www.sokonnect.co.za\/news\/opinion\/is-effs-gay-pride-real\/”,”image_src”:”https:\/\/media.sokonnect.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/EFF-Malema-Uganda-300×200.jpg”,”image_src_hero”:”https:\/\/media.sokonnect.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/EFF-Malema-Uganda-825×550.jpg”,”image_src_narrow”:”https:\/\/media.sokonnect.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/EFF-Malema-Uganda-300×200.jpg”,”image_src_square”:”https:\/\/media.sokonnect.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/EFF-Malema-Uganda-300×300.jpg”,”category”:”OPINION<\/a>”,”category_class”:”child-of-news”,”time_ago”:”5 days 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ago”,”premium”:false,”gallery”:false,”excerpt”:”Stage set for cyclical corrections such as inflation on a significant scale.”,”format”:false,”media”:””,”oovvuu”:””,”oovvuu_div”:””,”external_link_url”:””},{“id”:3352444,”name”:”DA \u0027uncomfortable\u0027 with assertive black leaders”,”permalink”:”https:\/\/www.sokonnect.co.za\/news\/opinion\/da-uncomfortable-with-black-leaders-april-2023\/”,”image_src”:”https:\/\/media.sokonnect.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Democratic-Alliance-1-300×200.jpg”,”image_src_hero”:”https:\/\/media.sokonnect.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Democratic-Alliance-1-825×550.jpg”,”image_src_narrow”:”https:\/\/media.sokonnect.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Democratic-Alliance-1-300×200.jpg”,”image_src_square”:”https:\/\/media.sokonnect.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Democratic-Alliance-1-300×300.jpg”,”category”:”OPINION<\/a>”,”category_class”:”child-of-news”,”time_ago”:”6 days ago”,”premium”:false,”gallery”:false,”excerpt”:”Its newly 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which suddenly becomes shaky when liquidity dries up. “,”format”:false,”media”:””,”oovvuu”:””,”oovvuu_div”:””,”external_link_url”:””},{“id”:3352358,”name”:”Eskom exemption: If rating agencies don\u2019t pay attention, surely potential investors will”,”permalink”:”https:\/\/www.sokonnect.co.za\/news\/opinion\/rating-agencies-investors-see-eskom-exemption\/”,”image_src”:”https:\/\/media.sokonnect.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Eskom-eskom-300×200.jpg”,”image_src_hero”:”https:\/\/media.sokonnect.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Eskom-eskom-825×550.jpg”,”image_src_narrow”:”https:\/\/media.sokonnect.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Eskom-eskom-300×200.jpg”,”image_src_square”:”https:\/\/media.sokonnect.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Eskom-eskom-300×300.jpg”,”category”:”OPINION<\/a>”,”category_class”:”child-of-news”,”time_ago”:”6 days ago”,”premium”:false,”gallery”:false,”excerpt”:”There may, indeed, be some arcane financial reason for doing this but it smacks to ordinary people \u2013 taxpayers \u2013 that this is a cover for current and future looting. “,”format”:false,”media”:””,”oovvuu”:””,”oovvuu_div”:””,”external_link_url”:””},{“id”:3352354,”name”:”Don\u2019t let ANC control freaks keep us in the dark”,”permalink”:”https:\/\/www.sokonnect.co.za\/news\/opinion\/dont-let-anc-control-freaks-keep-in-dark-eskom\/”,”image_src”:”https:\/\/media.sokonnect.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Eskom-exemption-1-300×200.jpg”,”image_src_hero”:”https:\/\/media.sokonnect.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Eskom-exemption-1-825×550.jpg”,”image_src_narrow”:”https:\/\/media.sokonnect.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Eskom-exemption-1-300×200.jpg”,”image_src_square”:”https:\/\/media.sokonnect.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Eskom-exemption-1-300×300.jpg”,”category”:”OPINION<\/a>”,”category_class”:”child-of-news”,”time_ago”:”6 days ago”,”premium”:false,”gallery”:false,”excerpt”:”There is no way Eskom should be exempt from disclosing irregular, fruitless, and wasteful expenditure in its statements.”,”format”:false,”media”:””,”oovvuu”:””,”oovvuu_div”:””,”external_link_url”:””},{“id”:3352345,”name”:”Eskom\u0027s accounting exemption is as corrupt as it gets”,”permalink”:”https:\/\/www.sokonnect.co.za\/news\/opinion\/eskom-accounting-exemption-corrupt\/”,”image_src”:”https:\/\/media.sokonnect.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Eskom-1-300×200.jpg”,”image_src_hero”:”https:\/\/media.sokonnect.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Eskom-1-825×550.jpg”,”image_src_narrow”:”https:\/\/media.sokonnect.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Eskom-1-300×200.jpg”,”image_src_square”:”https:\/\/media.sokonnect.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Eskom-1-300×300.jpg”,”category”:”OPINION<\/a>”,”category_class”:”child-of-news”,”time_ago”:”6 days ago”,”premium”:false,”gallery”:false,”excerpt”:”It seems like we are getting to a point where the norm is to legalise corruption, crime and other former clandestine activities.”,”format”:false,”media”:””,”oovvuu”:””,”oovvuu_div”:””,”external_link_url”:””},{“id”:3351817,”name”:”Mbeki is not fighting Ramaphosa, he is fighting for the soul of the ANC”,”permalink”:”https:\/\/www.sokonnect.co.za\/news\/opinion\/mbeki-is-not-fighting-ramaphosa\/”,”image_src”:”https:\/\/media.sokonnect.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Thabo-Mbeki-vs-Ramaphosa-300×200.jpg”,”image_src_hero”:”https:\/\/media.sokonnect.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Thabo-Mbeki-vs-Ramaphosa-825×550.jpg”,”image_src_narrow”:”https:\/\/media.sokonnect.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Thabo-Mbeki-vs-Ramaphosa-300×200.jpg”,”image_src_square”:”https:\/\/media.sokonnect.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Thabo-Mbeki-vs-Ramaphosa-300×300.jpg”,”category”:”OPINION<\/a>”,”category_class”:”child-of-news”,”time_ago”:”7 days ago”,”premium”:false,”gallery”:false,”excerpt”:”It is high time that ANC leaders stopped pretending as if they are above the law and free from accountability. “,”format”:false,”media”:””,”oovvuu”:””,”oovvuu_div”:””,”external_link_url”:””},{“id”:3351757,”name”:”Unspent money is proof of ineptitude”,”permalink”:”https:\/\/www.sokonnect.co.za\/news\/opinion\/unspent-money-proof-of-anc-ineptitude\/”,”image_src”:”https:\/\/media.sokonnect.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/ANC-300×200.jpg”,”image_src_hero”:”https:\/\/media.sokonnect.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/ANC-825×550.jpg”,”image_src_narrow”:”https:\/\/media.sokonnect.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/ANC-300×200.jpg”,”image_src_square”:”https:\/\/media.sokonnect.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/ANC-300×300.jpg”,”category”:”OPINION<\/a>”,”category_class”:”child-of-news”,”time_ago”:”1 week ago”,”premium”:false,”gallery”:false,”excerpt”:”All around us, our smaller centres are collapsing as services fail because of this ineptitude. “,”format”:false,”media”:””,”oovvuu”:””,”oovvuu_div”:””,”external_link_url”:””},{“id”:3351748,”name”:”The move to \u2018bipolar\u2019 planet key to Brics”,”permalink”:”https:\/\/www.sokonnect.co.za\/news\/opinion\/the-move-to-bipolar-planet-key-to-brics\/”,”image_src”:”https:\/\/media.sokonnect.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Brics-currency-300×200.jpg”,”image_src_hero”:”https:\/\/media.sokonnect.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Brics-currency-733×550.jpg”,”image_src_narrow”:”https:\/\/media.sokonnect.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Brics-currency-300×200.jpg”,”image_src_square”:”https:\/\/media.sokonnect.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Brics-currency-300×300.jpg”,”category”:”OPINION<\/a>”,”category_class”:”child-of-news”,”time_ago”:”1 week ago”,”premium”:false,”gallery”:false,”excerpt”:”US-based airlines currently offer more direct flights to cities in Brics nations than their national carriers do. “,”format”:false,”media”:””,”oovvuu”:””,”oovvuu_div”:””,”external_link_url”:””},{“id”:3351744,”name”:”The DA needs a better 2024 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“,”format”:false,”media”:””,”oovvuu”:””,”oovvuu_div”:””,”external_link_url”:””},{“id”:3351734,”name”:”Why I will support the campaign to have pit bulls banned”,”permalink”:”https:\/\/www.sokonnect.co.za\/news\/opinion\/i-support-campaign-ban-pit-bulls\/”,”image_src”:”https:\/\/media.sokonnect.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Pit-bull-300×200.jpg”,”image_src_hero”:”https:\/\/media.sokonnect.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Pit-bull-712×550.jpg”,”image_src_narrow”:”https:\/\/media.sokonnect.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Pit-bull-300×200.jpg”,”image_src_square”:”https:\/\/media.sokonnect.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Pit-bull-300×300.jpg”,”category”:”OPINION<\/a>”,”category_class”:”child-of-news”,”time_ago”:”1 week ago”,”premium”:false,”gallery”:false,”excerpt”:”I have never involved myself in the debate whether pit bulls should be banned, because I have always maintained an \u0027each to his own\u0027 belief. Until now.”,”format”:false,”media”:””,”oovvuu”:””,”oovvuu_div”:””,”external_link_url”:””},{“id”:3351164,”name”:”Welcome Putin, and whoever is displeased can take a hike”,”permalink”:”https:\/\/www.sokonnect.co.za\/news\/opinion\/welcome-putin-whoever-displeased-take-hike\/”,”image_src”:”https:\/\/www.sokonnect.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/ramaphosa-and-Russias-president-Vladmir-Putin-300×200.png”,”image_src_hero”:”https:\/\/www.sokonnect.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/ramaphosa-and-Russias-president-Vladmir-Putin-825×550.png”,”image_src_narrow”:”https:\/\/www.sokonnect.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/ramaphosa-and-Russias-president-Vladmir-Putin-300×200.png”,”image_src_square”:”https:\/\/www.sokonnect.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/ramaphosa-and-Russias-president-Vladmir-Putin-300×300.png”,”category”:”OPINION<\/a>”,”category_class”:”child-of-news”,”time_ago”:”1 week ago”,”premium”:false,”gallery”:false,”excerpt”:”Can our timid president emulate the US or Israeli leaders in dismissing the ICC\u2019s futile nonsense about Putin? Of course not. “,”format”:false,”media”:””,”oovvuu”:””,”oovvuu_div”:””,”external_link_url”:””},{“id”:3351112,”name”:”On towards a dictatorship”,”permalink”:”https:\/\/www.sokonnect.co.za\/news\/opinion\/on-towards-a-dictatorship\/”,”image_src”:”https:\/\/media.sokonnect.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Dictatorship-300×200.jpg”,”image_src_hero”:”https:\/\/media.sokonnect.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Dictatorship-825×550.jpg”,”image_src_narrow”:”https:\/\/media.sokonnect.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Dictatorship-300×200.jpg”,”image_src_square”:”https:\/\/media.sokonnect.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Dictatorship-300×300.jpg”,”category”:”OPINION<\/a>”,”category_class”:”child-of-news”,”time_ago”:”1 week ago”,”premium”:false,”gallery”:false,”excerpt”:”Our people are tired of the divisive petty playground politics our dictatorship loves practising. 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