News24 Khaya Dlanga

All the president’s wives

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 08:13:00 +0200

Khaya Dlanga thinks that he may have had something to do with President Jacob Zuma's latest wedding.

Power wants flattery, not the truth

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 11:30:11 +0200

When one dares speak truth to power he is met with a full personal verbal violence designed to discredit, disseminate and disable, says Khaya Dlanga.

Helen Zille is not racist, but...

Fri, 23 Mar 2012 09:40:21 +0200

Helen Zille has Julius Malema tendencies. She just doesn't have a Limpopo accent and thus seems to be more acceptable to some, says Khaya Dlanga.

Is Vavi courting the middle class?

Fri, 09 Mar 2012 09:50:03 +0200

The more Cosatu and Vavi target issues that weigh heavily on all South Africans, the more support Cosatu will have amongst the middle classes, says Khaya Dlanga.

Dear ANC

Fri, 02 Mar 2012 08:32:04 +0200

Your relationship status update says, “The African National Congress is no longer in a relationship with Julius Malema,” writes Khaya Dlanga.

Land is a black and white issue

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 11:20:56 +0200

Land is a black and white issue, but it doesn’t have a black and white solution, says Khaya Dlanga.

Zuma finally decides to lead (maybe)

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 10:19:52 +0200

Last week’s State of the Nation Address was president Jacob Zuma’s best to date, says Khaya Dlanga.

Twanging ANCYL president in our lifetime

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:15:48 +0200

It will be some time before we have an African National Congress Youth League leader that has a twang, says Khaya Dlanga.

You sold out, not Mandela!

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 08:00:24 +0200

Saying that Nelson Mandela sold out demonstrates a lot of people’s ignorance when it comes to the history of the ANC and the negotiation process, says Khaya Dlanga.

100 years: The ANC is not dead yet

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 13:53:04 +0200

The past few years do not define the ANC. Let us not judge it with a short lens. It must be viewed with the long lens of history, all 100 years of history, says Khaya Dlanga.

The drug of easy money

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 11:55:17 +0200

None of us know what we would be prepared to do to get what we want, especially when an easy and harmless opportunity presents itself to us, says Khaya Dlanga.

Is Zuma good for South Africa?

Thu, 08 Dec 2011 07:36:50 +0200

It would appear as though Jacob Zuma is more interested in consolidating power than running the country, writes Khaya Dlanga.

Thou shalt not be friend-zoned

Thu, 01 Dec 2011 12:17:07 +0200

The friend zone is a dangerous to place to find oneself in. It is virtually impossible to extricate oneself out of friend-zonism, says Khaya Dlanga.

Secrecy bill: Opposition to blame

Wed, 23 Nov 2011 08:16:05 +0200

A government that shields itself from the people cannot be trusted, says Khaya Dlanga.

Mshoza: The dark side of being light

Thu, 10 Nov 2011 09:49:06 +0200

This is the question Mshoza is asking: If people can have boob jobs, ass jobs, or any other jobs, what’s wrong with changing the complexion of her skin, writes Khaya Dlanga.

'Blacks, you are lazy'

Fri, 04 Nov 2011 12:51:14 +0200

Before we call people lazy, we have to understand their plight, say Khaya Dlanga.

Whites are more equal than others

Fri, 28 Oct 2011 12:30:02 +0200

The polarisation in South Africa mostly has to do with a lack of willingness for some people to understand the grievances each side faces, says Khaya Dlanga.

Zuma’s Oilgate move strange?

Fri, 21 Oct 2011 14:58:24 +0200

Many find President Jacob Zuma's decision to release the report of the involvement of South Africans in the Iraq oil-for-food programme strange, says Khaya Dlanga.

Xhosas are liars?

Wed, 19 Oct 2011 09:09:17 +0200

Many of us have heard this stereotype about Xhosas being liars. It is of course an unfounded stereotype, says Khaya Dlanga.

The ass out and other hugs

Fri, 07 Oct 2011 11:21:38 +0200

The hug is not as simple as it seems. Nor as harmless as it appears to be. Yet there are many intricacies that involve this age-old ritual known as the hug, says Khaya Dlanga.