Nco Dube

The Social Commentator

  • Do Black People Have To Ask For Permission To Be Offended?

    By Nco Dube I have been resisting for 2 weeks to write something about the spear saga. This was because for me the portrait was offensive but not as offensive as the portrait about Solomon Mahlangu’s last words. The words… more ›

  • de Klerk: Only An Insane Apartheid President Would Defend Apartheid

    By Nco Dube Amazing how many white keep singing the song that apartheid was a heinous crime against humanity, how inhumane it was and how they didn’t support it. It also amazing how they become silent corroborators when apartheid villains like… more ›

  • The Malema Soap Opera II

    By Nco Dube ANCYL Deputy Secretary General, Kenetswe Mosenogi today shattered my utmost fantasy. I have always fantasised about her as an intelligent, beautiful, sexy, articulate, sassy and all round attractive young woman. This was shattered all at once (except maybe beautiful) when I… more ›

  • The Malema Soap Opera

    By Nco Dube ANCYL President Julius Malema and company have the ANC exactly where they want it to be. That is, have the ANC mete out the harshest punishment possible. To their credit, I’m sure the ANC itself knows exactly… more ›

  • Let’s Talk: White Fears and Black Aspirations

    By Nco Dube South Africa has always had a bad history of bad race relations. But with the 1994 milestone we all held high hopes of improved race relations and tolerance. How wrong we were. The issue is simply that… more ›

  • Mangaung And A Lesson In Political Brinkmanship

    By Nco Dube Jacob Zuma’s biggest strength is simply that most of us underestimate him. We look so much at his blunders and gaffes that we forget that he has in fact been a leader in the ANC for decades… more ›

  • ANC can only bask in glorious past if it holds true to it

    ANC can only bask in glorious past if it holds true to it by Nco Dube The African National Congress, oldest liberation movement in Africa, has a glorious and illustrious history. The ANC has for the majority of the 100… more ›

  • Mangaung: Zuma 1 – Malema 1

    The road to Mangaung is getting increasingly interesting and nastier. The media is also playing its role in askew and misleading reporting on the recent Limpopo ANC provincial conference and party elections to make it even nastier. I was totally… more ›

  • Alliance of the Walking Wounded and the man from eNkandla

    It seems the meaning of President Zuma’s middle name is being used against him from within his party. His name, Gedleyihlekisa means: the one who betrays you as he smiles. From the gaffes coming from the highest office in the… more ›

  • Zille, Politics of Double Standards

    Independent Newspapers Will be running a special feature on the ANC centenary in January 2012. The feature will be carried on 6 of their newspapers. They have sent out letters to prospective advertisers inviting them to take part in the… more ›