Dear friends and fellow South Africans, On 2 February 1990 President FW de Klerk rose in Parliament and delivered a watershed state of the nation address. After 52 years of apartheid, and many more of racial discrimination and oppression, a way was being opened towards democratic negotiations in South Africa. Political parties were being unbanned, […]

Dear friends and fellow South Africans, The tragic xenophobic attacks taking flame in various parts of our country are not a new phenomenon. They are not even unpredictable, and should not have taken us by surprise. In May 2008, South Africa experienced a rash of attacks against foreigners which saw bloodshed, loss of life, destruction […]

Dear friends and fellow South Africans, Having served as Minister of Home Affairs for the first ten years of democracy, I retain a keen interest in migration issues, particularly as they affect the economic growth and development of our country. I was therefore concerned when last year’s legislative amendments to the Immigration Act included a […]

Dear friends and fellow South Africans, With the release of the latest matric results, we can say with some satisfaction that 2014 produced 403 874 successful matriculants. On behalf of the IFP, I congratulate every one of them. Having cleared this hurdle, the question for each of them is surely, “What now?” A small percentage […]