Paul Jacobson

Tag: african national congress

  • The right to assemble and protest, selectively applied

    Yesterday the Democratic Alliance was forced to abandon its (misguided) march on ANC headquarters because ANC supporters seemed to view it as an assault on their territory and the police had something other than upholding DA supporters’ rights to protest and assemble guiding their actions. This isn’t the first time this has happened and won’t…

  • South Africa, a land of hopelessness and despair

    ​The ANC has squandered the opportunities the 1994 elections brought and South Africa is increasingly a place of unfulfilled promises and hopelessness. The New York Times has published an article which highlights the self-centered government we are currently afflicted with: Nowadays, the party is increasingly seen as interested mainly in self-enrichment, an impression underscored by…