October | 2025 | Stidy's Eye
1 post published by stidyatkusane during October 2025| Stidy's Eye
published by Tafelberg Ever since he first entered politics, Julius Malema has – like Donald Trump in America – been a divisive and controversial figure, a fact he has been only too happy to exploi…| Stidy's Eye
published by Tafelberg Author David Williams grew up in sight of a railway line, at a time when train travel was still considered romantic. From an early age, he became an avid train-spotter, making himself familiar with the complicated business of timetables, locomotive types, gauges and lines. He developed a particular love for steam engines … Continue reading BOOK REVIEW| Stidy's Eye
Cogta threw down the gauntlet at Msunduzi Municipality, rejecting its attempt to stop a provincial forensic investigation into allegations of maladministration, corruption and non-statutory compliance. Pressure mounted on President Cyril Ramaphosa to return from the BRICS summit in Brazil to take decisive action over an unfolding political crisis involving serious political allegations made by KwaZulu-Natal … Continue reading The Mkhwanazi Moment: Cartoons for July and August 2025| Stidy's Eye
published by Jonathan Ball Cecil John Rhodes has always excited a great deal of heated passion and fierce debate. In his time, he was both revered and reviled, in South Africa and abroad. More recently, he has come to represent the ugly face of white supremacy and European colonialism, which manifested itself in the “Rhodes … Continue reading Book Reviews| Stidy's Eye
The National Treasury announced that Finance Minister Enoch Gondongwana would re-table the 2025 revised Budget on May 21. The announcement came three days after Gondongwana’s withdrawal of his earlier Budget, which included the contentious proposal to increase VAT by 0,5%. The High Court reserved judgment on the DA’s legal challenge to the Employment Equity Amendment … Continue reading An Ill Wind: Cartoons for May and June 2025| Stidy's Eye
Published by Jonathan Ball One of the more worrying features of the shaky era we are living in has been a rising tide of authoritarianism, accompanied, in some instances, by a resurrection of many old white supremacist tropes, which date back to Charles Darwin’s time. It was Darwin’s cousin, Francis Galton, who came up with … Continue reading Book Review| Stidy's Eye
Published by Summit Books Forming a great barrier that stretches for more than 1000 kilometres from the Eastern Cape province in the south through to Mpumalanga in the north and marking the western border for large chunks of KwaZulu-Natal, the Drakensberg is South Africa’s highest and most iconic range of mountains. From its base, one’s … Continue reading Book Review| Stidy's Eye
Faced with skyrocketing debt, an underperforming economy, and unrealised forecasts, Finance Minister Enoch Gondongwana returned to the drawing board after his 2025 Budget, which proposed a 2% VAT increase, was rejected. Following its poor performance in the 2024 general election, the ANC announced a new reconfigured leadership structure in KwaZulu-Natal – a move which caused … Continue reading A Fiscal Fiasco: Cartoons for March and April 2025| Stidy's Eye
In March 2025, I made my fifth journey, in as many years, to Mtentu. Purpose of journey: to attend a 21st birthday party, organised by that intrepid pair of African travellers, Ian and Mandy Tyrer. My memory of that milestone in my life is so vague, I needed to be reminded why it is important. … Continue reading Exit, Pursued by a Serpent: Hiking the Wild Coast| Stidy's Eye
Published by WildTrust Africa is home to some of the world’s most iconic and threatened species. Despite its incredible richness and diversity in wildlife, a combination of sport and market hunting by thousands of hunters had decimated much of its vast herds by the end of the 19th century. It was only thanks to the … Continue reading Book Reviews| Stidy's Eye
In his New Year address, President Cyril Ramaphosa said South Africa had made great progress in 2024. However, there still remains an urgent need to create more jobs, ensure all people receive qual…| Stidy's Eye
The artwork and writings of award-winning cartoonist, Anthony Stidolph| Stidy's Eye
Political cartoonist, Anthony Stidoph (Stidy) was born in Salisbury, Rhodesia (now Harare, Zimbabwe), and educated at Umtali Boy’s High School and University of Natal, Pietermaritzburg, where…| Stidy's Eye
