Irresponsible statements by ANC may cause America to suspend the Agoa agreement with SA
Both the Brexit referendum in Britain and the election of pres. Donald Trump of America created new international realities with implications for South Africa and our department of international relations and cooperation. Britain is an important country for South African exports, whether it is fruit, wine or other products. The Brexit situation creates an opportunity […]
Save agriculture by decisions based on facts, not based on political propaganda and myths
Recently, a prominent leader said that the strategic necessities to avoid a revolution and conflict in South Africa are good defence, police and intelligence. He is wrong. The strategic necessities are not defence, police and intelligence. It is water, energy and food security through agriculture. Cut water, cut energy and cut food and you have […]
Budget vote debate: Agriculture – Save agriculture by decisions based on facts, not based on political propaganda and myths
Recently, a prominent leader said that the strategic necessities to avoid a revolution and conflict in South Africa are good defence, police and intelligence. He is wrong. The strategic necessities are not defence, police and intelligence. It is water, energy and food security through agriculture. Cut water, cut energy and cut food and you have […]
Treat all culture groups financially equal
The reed dance is an important cultural event and part of the Zulu culture. King Goodwill Zwelithini asked the department of arts and culture to improve the reed dance site. All cultural groups in South Africa have important cultural events and are asking funding for it, but it must be within limits, Dr. Pieter Mulder, […]
Begrotingsposdebat: Kuns en Kultuur / Budget Vote Debate: Arts and Culture
Chairperson, Under the leadership of this minister many entities of his department moved from clean audits to qualified audits. From the taxpayer’s perspective and from a media perspective, this reflects very badly on the present minister. If I wanted to play cheap politics, I must ask that he be replaced as minister immediately. This happens […]
Dr. Pieter Mulder, FF Plus MP, will inform international community regarding the situation in SA
Dr. Pieter Mulder, FF Plus MP, will attend a meeting of the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organisation (UNPO) in Brussels Belgium this weekend. UNPO's objectives as an organisation is the protection and promotion of minorities and indigenous groups' rights. Therefore, the organisation aims to promote group and minority rights as well as self-determination. At the […]
Dr. Pieter Mulder, FF Plus MP, will inform international community regarding the situation in SA
Dr. Pieter Mulder, FF Plus MP, will attend a meeting of the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organisation (UNPO) in Brussels Belgium this weekend. UNPO's objectives as an organisation is the protection and promotion of minorities and indigenous groups' rights. Therefore, the organisation aims to promote group and minority rights as well as self-determination. At the […]
Ahmed Kathrada pursued reconciliation
With the death of Mr Ahmed Kathrada, South Africa lost one of the last members of the old Mandela-school politicians. Mr Kathrada has played an important role in the time after 1994. He was then appointed as a political advisor to president Nelson Mandela. In the Mandela time win-win solutions to South Africa's political problems […]
Ahmed Kathrada het versoening nagestreef
Met mnr. Ahmed Kathrada se dood verloor Suid-Afrika een van die laastes van die ou Mandela-skool politici. Mnr. Kathrada het ’n belangrike rol gespeel in die tyd na 1994. Hy is toe aangewys as ’n politieke adviseur vir president Mandela. In daardie Mandela-tyd is na wen-wen oplossings vir Suid-Afrika se politieke probleme gesoek. Mnr. Kathrada […]
Majuba – 27 February: Commemoration of Afrikaners’ résistance against British Imperialism
The second half of the nineteenth century in Southern Africa was characterized and dominated by British colonialism. Cecil John Rhodes became the symbol of this British imperialism in Southern Africa. Rhodes was the ultimate imperialist. In a speech in Oxford in 1877, Rhodes said: I think that what God would like me to do is […]