In today’s opinion pages, Qaanitah Hunter wonders whether DA chairperson Hele Zille is correct in her assessment that black leaders resigning from the party is meaningless. Songezo Zibi writes that he is jealous as a South African of how the US unemployment rate has dropped to the lowest in 50 years.
Qaanitah Hunter | Is Zille right that we are wrong about why black leaders are leaving DA? – News24 (for subscribers)
Qaanitah Hunter writes that the recent resignation of a 20-year party veteran, Makashule Gana, from the DA was made into another story of how the party is haemorrhaging black talent but the chairperson of the party, Helen Zille says race has got nothing to do with the latest exit.
Hunter opines that Zille may be correct in her assessment that people come and go from political parties and that the reasoning perhaps has little to do with internal race squabbles in the party.
Hunter argues that perhaps the real reason for Gana’s exit from the DA and the preceding exits of talented black leaders has less to do with the party being hostile towards black leaders and more to do with it being stale and unable to offer a viable vision for the future of South Africa. Read more here.
SONGEZO ZIBI | A 3.5% jobless rate and Biden is still in trouble. Take note, SA – Times LIVE Premium
Songezo Zibi takes a look at the United States unemployment rate and notes that President Joe Biden, despite delivering unprecedented job growth in the country, is still facing overwhelming disapproval ratings based on his handling of the economy.
Zibi looks at the reasons for the disapproval of Biden’s job and then turns his focus to South Africa and how our Reserve Bank has handled economic tapering and dealing with the inflation rate. Read more here.
Here’s what else we’re reading today:
Ramaphosa impeachment unlikely, but process will shine light into murky Phala Phala waters – Daily Maverick
Cele making light of GBV ‘appalling’, shows how far we still have to go – The Citizen (for subscribers)
EDITORIAL | Proposed pension fund legislation has risky elements – Times LIVE Premium (for subscribers)
EDITORIAL: One year on, SA’s risk premium keeps climbing – Financial Mail
Karyn Maughan | End of Stalingrad? Why Public Protector won’t defend Mkhwebane’s latest SARS report – News24 (for subscribers)
JUSTICE MALALA: Stuck in policy purgatory – Financial Mail (for subscribers)
TONY LEON | SA’s US policy is foreign to say the least – Times LIVE Premium (for subscribers)
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