Nco Dube

The Social Commentator

  • 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 ›

  • The African and the National Congresses at War

    The ANC is a party at war with itself. A party grappling with the machinations of converting from a liberation movement into a modern political party in government. This has proved to be a huge challenge as the party also… more ›

  • Democratic and the Alliances

    The South African opposition led by the official opposition, the DA, are lost. I say this because the ruling ANC has given them ample opportunities to erode some of it’s support but like blind men they keep fumbling around instead… more ›

  • White Inc

    There have been a few questions and unfortunate assumptions about what I meant with the term White Inc. This is a term that has featured a lot in my thoughts as I tried to grasp the extent of the resistance… more ›

  • Why We Need a Malema

    Julius Malema is White Inc’s biggest nightmare. He is black, basic education, opinionated, does not heed to white authority, unskilled, etc. This combination of attributes in a young black man generally scares white people. As to why, I wouldn’t say.… more ›