Nco Dube

The Social Commentator

  • Politics of Contradictions

    It seems politicians and political parties will try and confuse the public as much as possible with their contradictory positions and pronouncements on issues. It seems they are no longer guided by their beliefs, values, principles and policies anymore but… more ›

  • Julius and the Malemas

    Julius and the Malemas The use of the term “Economic Freedom in Our Lifetime” has absolutely nothing to do with the attainment of economic freedom in the lifetime of the youth, the ANCYL’s core constituency. I even suspect that the… more ›

  • Politics of Confusion

    Politics of Confusion It seems politics has become nothing but a crusade in confusion. Confusing the very same people who voted politicians into office. Politicians get caught up in the fruitless and wasteful game of politicking while bravely maintaining the… more ›

  • Politics of Confusion

    Politics of Confusion It seems politics has become nothing but a crusade in confusion. Confusing the very same people who voted politicians into office. Politicians get caught up in the fruitless and wasteful game of politicking while bravely maintaining the… more ›

  • White Inc picking on the wrong fights?

    White Inc picking on the wrong fights? There is no doubt that the Dalai Lama is a man of peace fighting for the freedom of a people living under forced rule by China. South Africa coming from a history of… more ›

  • Economic Freedom Without Education and Big Business?

    Economic Freedom Without Education and Big Business? It was interesting to note at a recent seminar on ‘Economic Freedom in Our Lifetime’ organised by the Xubera Institute for Research and Development, that out of all the panellists, only one mentioned… more ›

  • The Politics of Responsibility

    Taking responsibility for one’s life is the first step towards burying the legacy of apartheid and a first step towards a productive South Africa. Black South Africans seem to have fallen into a dangerous trap of expecting handouts from both… more ›

  • The Politics Of Helplessness

    As I sat with my iPad on my lap to write this article I went blank. All the points on the article I was to write disappeared from my head. All I had was a feeling of helplessness. The same… more ›

  • Rule by the Judiciary

    The White Inc is setting our country on a dangerous course. They seem to want to reduce our democracy into a form of a kritarchy. This, they do by taking every government decision they don’t agree with to court. They… more ›

  • The Honeymoon Is Over

    “The honeymoon period is over” as Moeletsi Mbeki put it at a recent Xubera Institute Lecture on corruption. He asserts that after liberation of an African country there is a period of between 10 to 20 years when everyone is… more ›