Herman

South African residents preparing to vote in Ficksburg, South Africa, on 18 May 2011. (Photo by Gallo Images/Foto24/Nicolene Olckers) Current political parties don't understand the problems South Africans are dealing with and therefore do not present workable, realistic and credible solutions, writes Herman Mashaba.When you consider the prospect of our country being turned around, you…

Herman Mashaba. Sharon Seretlo, Gallo Images The only way out of the mess it finds itself in, is for the ANC to grow up and face hard realities and to jettison its fantasy of state control, writes Herman Mashaba.The outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic around the world has led to the death of close to…

Former DA Johannesburg mayor and founder of The People's Dialogue, Herman Mashaba, has called for electoral reform, in order for politicians to answer to their constituents instead of their respective political parties.Following his departure from the DA, Mashaba has criss-crossed the country in a campaign to engage communities through dialogue, ahead of the launch of…