Melanie Verwoerd
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Melanie Verwoerd
Political Analyst + Author + Speaker
 

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I hope this is not a case of "Et tu, Ramaphosa"
I hope this is not a case of "Et tu, Ramaphosa"

There are a lot of unanswered questions. Why were transactions done in cash? Why not bank the cash? What happened after it was stolen? Most importantly how much of all of this did the President know at the time?

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Corruption, Political commentaryMelanie Verwoerd08 June 2022#corruption, #missingmoney, #Ramaphosa, #ArthurFraserComment
Don't let SA's hospitals go the route of Zimbabwe, where babies die unnecessarily
Don't let SA's hospitals go the route of Zimbabwe, where babies die unnecessarily

So let me put this challenge to the Minister of Health, MECs, and officials: Please go in your personal capacity and quietly sit for a while in the emergency rooms of our state hospitals. Then ask yourself if you are doing your job good enough.

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Political commentary, Personal, CorruptionMelanie Verwoerd01 June 2022#loadshedding, #neonatalunit, #healthcare, #maternitycare Comment
The whole R22m flag fiasco indicates a much bigger problem in Ramaphosa's Cabinet
The whole R22m flag fiasco indicates a much bigger problem in Ramaphosa's Cabinet

We, the people of South Africa, deserve a government that listens to the people. However, we also need a government that will listen all the time and not only when Twitter blows up after a stupid decision.

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Political commentary, Social commentaryMelanie Verwoerd25 May 2022#R22mflag, #SouthAfricanMonumentalFlag, #MinisterNathiMthethwa, #ANC, #accountabilityComment
R22m for a flag? Who in their right mind thought this was a good idea?
R22m for a flag? Who in their right mind thought this was a good idea?

If the government really wants to celebrate the flag they should be putting people and their needs first. That is after all what the flag stands for - not some vanity project that will cost the country a fortune.

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Social commentary, Political commentaryMelanie Verwoerd18 May 2022#R22milflag, #flagmonument, #FreedomPark, #DepartmentsofArtandCulture Comment
Anyone who wants to silence criticism shouldn't become President
Anyone who wants to silence criticism shouldn't become President

I do not believe that anyone who wants to silence criticism – even if they delete the statement the next day – can ever be presidential material.

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Political commentary, PersonalMelanie Verwoerd13 May 2022#JohnSteenhuisen, #DA, #censorship, #freespeach Comments
The ANC is in dire straits, but what are our alternatives?
The ANC is in dire straits, but what are our alternatives?

As much as I agree that the ANC is in dire straits, it is hard to see an alternative for the country with the current configuration of parties in our country. The time is (over) ripe for a new political party… but is that in the cards?

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Political commentary, EconomyMelanie Verwoerd11 May 2022#ANC, #ElPepe, #Socialism, #howmuchisenoughComment
How much is enough? Why our current economic model is unsustainable
How much is enough? Why our current economic model is unsustainable

We have arrived at a point where we have to take a wider look at our world and what we have come to accept as normal – such as our current economic system.

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Economy, CorruptionMelanie Verwoerd04 May 2022#enoughisenough, #inequality, #doughnuteconomics, #zerosumgameComment
The heartbreaking column I never thought I'd have to write.
The heartbreaking column I never thought I'd have to write.

So let me put this challenge to the Minister of Health, MECs and officials: Please go in your personal capacity – without the big car, protections officers and fancy clothes, and quietly sit for a while in the emergency rooms of our state hospitals. Then ask yourself if you are doing your job good enough.

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Personal, Social Justice, CorruptionMelanie Verwoerd01 May 2022Comment
Stop seeing foreign nationals as a curse - oftentimes they're a blessing
Stop seeing foreign nationals as a curse - oftentimes they're a blessing

We need to remember that it was this kind of “us” versus “them” (the foreigners) narrative that led to the genocide in Rwanda. If we’re not careful, it will happen again, this time- perhaps- in our own country.

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Political commentaryMelanie Verwoerd13 April 2022#xenophobia, #usversusthem, #foreigners, #stopthehateComment
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