Corruption conundrum: I resent paying tax when R6 billion just disappears

Poef! Just like that. Missing. No clue… How can SSA lose R6 BILLION?

Corruption, Political commentaryMelanie Verwoerd03 February 2021#missingbillions, #Zondocomission, #6billionrand, #SSA, #taxComment

Jackson Mthembu's death: The day our nation's soul was torn away

Melanie Verwoerd writes that there is more to her grief following the death of Jackson Mthembu this week.

Political commentary, PersonalMelanie Verwoerd27 January 2021#JacksonMthembu, #restinpeace, #restinpower, #SASSA, #COVID-19Comment

Should the local elections be postponed?

Should local elections be postponed because of the pandemic? If so, should they be postponed to coincide with the National and Provincial elections?

Why the vaccine patents should be released immediately

Let us remember the millions of babies who died unnecessarily from HIV, and let us now not allow millions of people in the developing world to die from COVID-19.

Social Justice, Political commentaryMelanie Verwoerd13 January 2021#vaccine, #patent, #releasethepatent, #COVID-19, #savelivesComment

Why don't we have a vaccine yet?

So as a country we are again having to face what the majority of South Africans and people in the developing world know all too well: Access depends on money.

Tsek 2020!

I’m no language expert, but I think the Webster dictionary has missed the word that describes the global feeling to this year the best: “TSEK!!”

Political commentaryMelanie Verwoerd30 December 2020#tsek, #Coronavirus, #COVID-19, #HappyNewYear, #Tsek2020Comment

Christmas dessert for one, and the compassion we've lost

Unfortunately, the vast majority of people around the globe have cared (and complained) more about the inconvenience of the regulations than the lives of others.