History will record,that Icon Winnie Mandela,was one of the most pivotal women of the 20th century. Her death robs South Africa of an extraordinary person, a woman passionate about her politics. She was a political…
Permit me to open this letter with the urging that we must eschew and denounce terrorism and terrorist related conduct anywhere they may be perpetrated. In SA, we have a matter before our courts pertaining…
Former President Jacob Zuma has finally been charged on 16 counts of fraud. The law is essential to underpinning a stable society. It will survive the ignorance and whims of any dictator. If properly used,…
The brutal murders and intimidation of journalists in war ravaged areas is indeed a blistering indictment against leaders who fail to take a stand against global tyranny. Journalists symbolise dignity, integrity, selflessness and commitment to…
As painful seconds become minutes, minutes into hours of torture, and suddenly days followed by years; thousands of innocent lives have become the currency of a conflict with no end in sight. Such is the…
A friend and colleague asked me why are Muslims slaughtering each other in Yemen? Exasperated by the paralysis in Islamozania, this friend has effectively given up on Islam. I challenged him to use his intellect…
The plight of Muslims in Syria’s Ghouta region and Myanmar, graphically illustrates that the 57 member Organization of Islamic States (OOIS) is totally and utterly impotent in global affairs. Russia and the Syrian military regime…
Now that Cyril Ramaphosa has been sworn in as SA President after nine rapacious years under a Zuma presidency, the question is: ‘Will this change the fortune of ordinary South Africans? My view is: NO…
In South Africa, the 21 March is the day of paying homage to the victims and survivors of the 1960 massacre and other struggle heroes and heroines by focusing attention on the promotion and defense…
For the majority of South African Muslim women, wearing hijab or niqab has been free of discrimination, prejudice and Islamophobia. While there have been incidences of women being hissed at, sworn at in shopping centres…