The best tribute we can pay Madiba is to ensure that our political debate focuses on issues of how best we can ensure that each South African child, ….

Perhaps because the challenges we face in our country are so daunting, we are also tempted by shortcuts. We tell ourselves that if we invent a new ac….

For the ANC to cry 'sabotage' the night before crucial local government elections shows just how desperate they are to disguise their incompetence an….

The DA is the only party in South Africa that has grown in every national election and that trend must continue, and it must accelerate, because Sout….

Between Twitter and Facebook I have nearly 70,000 followers, so my colleagues receive the responses. They show some of them to me, and I am always in….

Social networks are an incredible new tool which enables me to speak directly to large numbers of people. It is at the cutting edge of personal inter….

In essence, the education department argues that the quality of the education children receive is irrelevant, as long as someone stands in front of t….

Having a Facebook and Twitter profile allows me to keep more in touch with people, particularly young South Africans and those who are part of the on….

All technological breakthroughs start with a small "elite". Think about cellphones, for example. Now just about everyone has one. The same will happe….

Connecting with people is an important part of my role [as a politician]..

The internet must be used to maximise open communication and we should encourage the expansion of its use..

We will see at the end of the day. I don't like to speculate. Our goal in this election is to do better than in the last one..