William Saunderson-Meyer

Columnist at The Citizen (South Africa)

Journalist William Saunderson-Meyer writes the syndicated weekly column, Jaundiced Eye. https://t.co/00rsyKBi8x; https://t.co/u1JEHOfZ6g

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Articles

Days of GNU numbered

3 days ago | citizen.co.za | William Saunderson-Meyer

Next month is the first anniversary of the government of national unity (GNU). But it may be wise to pause before splashing out on celebratory Dom Pérignon. Given the fractiousness between the two major partners – the ANC and the DA – it’s not a given that the GNU in its present form will survive to 14 June. After all, this was never a Shakespearean marriage of true minds, but rather a forced union between warring houses.
Days of GNU numbered

3 days ago | flipboard.com | William Saunderson-Meyer

Next month is the first anniversary of the government of national unity (GNU). But it may be wise to pause before splashing out on celebratory Dom …
Iran haunts MTN and SA

1 week ago | citizen.co.za | William Saunderson-Meyer

The MTN Group has a gigantic Iranian problem. This means South Africa has a gigantic political problem. The incestuously intertwined worlds of big business, party financial interests and facilitating state actors may come under uncomfortable and damaging scrutiny from two court actions that have left MTN scrambling.
Iran haunts MTN and SA

1 week ago | flipboard.com | William Saunderson-Meyer

1 day agoHouthi drones drain billions from West as Red Sea chaos escalates, experts sayLeading defense analysts say that the Houthis' latest attacks are Tehran showing what it is truly capable of. When a $20,000 missile fired by Yemen’s …16 hours agoReports of blasts and fires in Iranian cities Mashhad and QomThere are preliminary reports and videos circulating on social media of purported explosions and fires in the Iranian cities of Mashhad and Qom. Some …5 hours agoAgent Waltz?
SA’s equity law could crush SMEs and kill investment

2 weeks ago | citizen.co.za | William Saunderson-Meyer

Transformation is Dr Cyril’s miracle cure that if ingested in sufficient quantities was supposed to eliminate all debilitating effects of apartheid. Instead, it is about to finish off the patient. The gazetting of the department of employment and labour’s numerical employment targets, which form part of the Employment Equity Amendment Act (EEAA), was long anticipated and much dreaded by many. It turns out that they’re even more draconian and destructive than was feared.
SA’s equity law could crush SMEs and kill investment

2 weeks ago | flipboard.com | William Saunderson-Meyer

Transformation is Dr Cyril’s miracle cure that if ingested in sufficient quantities was supposed to eliminate all debilitating effects of apartheid. …
Jonas appointment a reminder of ANC's commitment to put party over nation

3 weeks ago | citizen.co.za | William Saunderson-Meyer

It’s difficult to decide. Is President Cyril Ramaphosa just dangerously clueless, or is his administration crumbling under the weight of events? Having had his ambassador to Washington expelled because he called President Donald Trump a white supremacist, Ramaphosa has doubled down. He has appointed a “special envoy” to woo that selfsame president a man who described Trump as a racist, a homophobe and a narcissist.
Jonas appointment a reminder of ANC’s commitment to put party over nation

3 weeks ago | flipboard.com | William Saunderson-Meyer

9 hours agoSeven secrets to better female orgasms – expertWomen must explore more, and men should become a bit less clueless about the female orgasm. So said sex educator and founder of Save That Spark Lisa …11 hours agoTrump suspended the refugee program. Why is he inviting white South Africans to find a new home in the U.S.? One of President Donald Trump’s first actions of his new term was to halt the arrival of all refugees coming into the United States.
The ANC needs the DA, but they won’t share the reins: William Saunderson-Meyer

1 month ago | biznews.com | William Saunderson-Meyer

The ANC needs the DA in the GNU, but resists meaningful power-sharing. The DA is underrepresented in Cabinet and losing influence in the GNU. Without the DA, the ANC risks instability, economic fallout, and KZN losses. Sign up for your early morning brew of the BizNews Insider to keep you up to speed with the content that matters. The newsletter will land in your inbox at 5:30am weekdays. Register here.
SA needs the thin blue line

1 month ago | citizen.co.za | William Saunderson-Meyer

The government of national unity (GNU) is a political paradox. The party that values it the least, the ANC, objectively needs it most. Whereas the DA, the party that is emotionally most committed, on balance, needs it least. The GNU has been a chastening experience for the DA. It’s been manipulated, abused and betrayed. Were the DA now to leave, the ripple effects on South Africa Inc would be serious.