Solving corruption must be a systemic approach
Sara Gon and Nicholas Lorimer discuss comments by Shamila Batohi that prosecuting people is not enough to end corruption. They also talk about the new
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Sweden bucks prohibitionist orthodoxy to become smoke-free
By going against the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control’s prohibitionism, Sweden has become the first country in Europe to become smoke-free. In 2021, the European Commission set a target for all its member countries to become “smoke-free” by 2040, in
SA’s water crisis: small towns dry up, too
National government, provincial governments and municipalities are not only fooling the public, they are also fooling themselves. While Gauteng’s water crisis – no longer looming as Johannesburg implements water restrictions – has the most coverage in South Africa’s media, small-town
EFF Crisis: Is Ndlozi the next to go?
Today's Daily Friend Show with Michael Morris and Nicholas Lorimer discuss the alleged banning of Mbuyiseni Ndlozi from attending the next EFF conference. They also talk about ANC squabbles over the Bela Bill, the Johannesburg civic center in collapse, and
Some quasi-random thoughts (“from a South African perspective”) on an American election
“So, as a South African, what do you make of the American election?” asked a Canadian guy I’d known two decades ago during my time in Taiwan, and with whom I had a nodding reconnection over Facebook. I generally eschew
The truth about Busisiwe Mkhwebane
In October, former Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane resigned her position as an EFF member of parliament to take some “rest”, as she put it. Within days the leader of the opposition, disgraced former judge president of the Western Cape High
Simple scientific fallacies about climate change
I was not going to bother to comment on the usual wretched nonsense of the latest UN climate change conference, COP29, taking place in Azerbaijan (a country between Russia, Armenia and Iran). I knew they would say nothing new, and
The Painful Decline of the EFF
It’s becoming increasingly apparent that the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) are facing a harsh decline, marked by internal strife, defections, and a shrinking influence. Once a powerful voice in leftist politics, the EFF is now struggling to maintain relevance and