James Myburgh

James Myburgh is the Editor of Politicsweb and a contributor to the The Common Sense.

After the Miracle

After the Miracle

James Myburgh writes on the contested question of whether violent crime surged or receded as the ANC turned away from reconciliation

28.4.2026 |

James Myburgh

The Nightmare Years

The Nightmare Years

James Myburgh writes on the explosion of political and criminal violence during South Africa's transition from apartheid (1989-1994).

27.4.2026 |

James Myburgh

The Nightmare From Which We Have Yet To Wake

The Nightmare From Which We Have Yet To Wake

James Myburgh writes on the unexamined political roots of post-apartheid crime and violence.

25.4.2026 |

James Myburgh

The Nightmare From Which We Have Yet To Wake - Part I

The Nightmare From Which We Have Yet To Wake - Part I

James Myburgh writes on the unexamined political roots of post-apartheid crime and violence.

20.4.2026 |

James Myburgh

After the Miracle - Part III

After the Miracle - Part III

James Myburgh writes on the contested question of whether violent crime surged or receded as the ANC turned away from reconciliation

20.4.2026 |

James Myburgh

The Nightmare Years - Part II

The Nightmare Years - Part II

James Myburgh writes on the explosion of political and criminal violence during South Africa's transition from apartheid (1989-1994).

20.4.2026 |

James Myburgh

The ANC’s Iran Myth: Tehran Was No Friend of the Liberation Movement

The ANC’s Iran Myth: Tehran Was No Friend of the Liberation Movement

James Myburgh says that, contrary to recent claims, the Iranian regime was not a “friend” of the liberation movement in the 1980s.

8.3.2026 |

James Myburgh

Boer-baiting at the BBC

Boer-baiting at the BBC

James Myburgh on how the corporation’s reporting on the Afrikaner question breaches its own editorial guidelines.

23.11.2025 |

James Myburgh

Trump And The Forty Afrikaners

Trump And The Forty Afrikaners

James Myburgh says we should look at what is being done (or not done) rather than what is being said.

16.11.2025 |

James Myburgh

The Most Treacherous of Waters

The Most Treacherous of Waters

James Myburgh says Mkhwanazi’s complaints about the press, though misdirected, touch upon a perennial problem for SA's media.

14.10.2025 |

James Myburgh

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