Melanie Verwoerd
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Melanie Verwoerd
Political Analyst + Author + Speaker
 

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When a phone is worth more than a life
When a phone is worth more than a life

What toxic masculinity and inhumanity do these men possess that they would kick and beat a skinny, clearly vulnerable man who was not even fighting back?

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Social Justice, Social commentaryMelanie Verwoerd07 June 2023#carguard, #privilege, #informalsector, #assault Comment
EFF/ANC coalition: Steenhuisen, stop with apartheid-style fear mongering
EFF/ANC coalition: Steenhuisen, stop with apartheid-style fear mongering

Listening to John Steenhuisen and the Democratic Alliance’s utterances in recent times, you can be forgiven for thinking that we are back in the time of PW Botha and the Apartheid government. 

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Political commentary, CorruptionMelanie Verwoerd31 May 2023#DA, #fearmongering, #election, #abyss, #apartheid, #EFF Comments
Quit playing games with our hearts, politicians, and get serious
Quit playing games with our hearts, politicians, and get serious

At this point I nearly choked on the apple I was eating. “He didn’t just say ‘his mother’ did he?” I wondered aloud. But oh yes, my dear readers, yes he did. 

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Corruption, Political commentaryMelanie Verwoerd24 May 2023#MayorGwamanda, #CarteBlanche, # JohannesburgMayor, #KabeloGwamanda, #AlJama-ah Comment
#LadyRussiagate: Why I think the American ambassador was out of order
#LadyRussiagate: Why I think the American ambassador was out of order

Even if he felt that his concerns were not taken seriously, he had no right to publicly accuse his host country (South Africa) of something so political and inflammatory that it had dire implications for the country’s economic well-being. 

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Political commentaryMelanie Verwoerd17 May 2023#LadyRussiagate, #AmericanAmbassador, #AmbassadorReubenEBrigety II, #SimonsTown, #LadyR Comment
Madiba inauguration: Joyful days of 1994 must serve as a reminder of who we are
Madiba inauguration: Joyful days of 1994 must serve as a reminder of who we are

Of course, a lot has happened since that joyful day 29 years ago when Madiba was inaugurated. Much of it has not been good, and I often think how heartbroken Madiba would have been about the state of the country if he was still alive today. 

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Personal, Political commentary, Social commentaryMelanie Verwoerd10 May 2023#Madiba, #PresidentNelsonMandela, #presidentialinagurationComment
Will independents really make a difference?
Will independents really make a difference?

The independents might not make a gigantic difference when it comes to the overall political landscape, but their voices will be a welcome change in the otherwise stale and - in the word of Malema - increasingly boring world of politics. 

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Political commentaryMelanie Verwoerd03 May 2023#FreedomDay, #ZackieAchmat, #independents, #ElectoralAct Comment
Unnecessary hysterectomies: Time for women to take a stand
Unnecessary hysterectomies: Time for women to take a stand

When an ovarian mass is found, women are usually left with the choice between a radical hysterectomy or possible death. Which of course is not really a choice... So, why aren’t there better diagnostic tools?

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PersonalMelanie Verwoerd28 April 2023#hysterectomy, #unneccesaryhysterectomies, #oped, #informationgap Comments
Who advises the President and why are so many balls being dropped?
Who advises the President and why are so many balls being dropped?

Those working with the President are tasked to protect him and his office by giving good advice and heading off mistakes before they become public. It is clear that more often than not the ball is being dropped by those close to Ramaphosa.

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Political commentaryMelanie Verwoerd26 April 2023#PresidentRamaphosa, #PhalaPhalaReport, #presidentialadvisors, #SABCboardComment
Should we send Zimbabweans home?
Should we send Zimbabweans home?

Almost all democratic countries around the world allow people to apply for permanent residence once they’ve been in that country legally for 60 months.  The Minister of Home Affairs has argued that this was never the case for those on the ZEP, but the question is: why not?

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Social Justice, Political commentary, Social commentaryMelanie Verwoerd19 April 2023#Zimbabwe, #criticalskillsvisa, #permanentresidency, #ZEPComment
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