June 30 is not just about xenophobia
Tomorrow, 30 June, has been set by anti-migration groups as the deadline for all foreign nationals unlawfully in the country to depart. There is a dreadful repetitiveness about this. Xenophobia may not be a universal sentiment, but it is sufficiently widespread to occupy a strategic position in
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Life-changing sudden wealth: financial windfalls for a few
Seoul, Korea: If you’re working at SpaceX in the States or chip-makers Samsung and SK Hynix in South Korea, you’ve struck it rich. At rocket launcher SpaceX, the Elon Musk-founded company, 4,400 employees became instant millionaires from the company’s initial
Rise of antisemitism: tropes, lies and demonization
We have witnessed a staggering rise in antisemitism around the world in the last few years. This phenomenon has seen Jews murdered, assaulted, spat at and verbally attacked. It has emanated from the Left and the Right in the West,
The paradox of liberation: a generational audit of the ’76 cohort
Ndithi mandikhe ndinqonqoze kuluhlu lwethu elalisakuba lulutsha kwiminyaka engamashumi amahlanu adlulileyo, noluzingwevu nengwevukazi ezifanelukuba zintsika zezwe xa kungoku. While paying homage to a singular cohort: the generation of 1976, one would recall five decades ago that this demographic stood at
News Focus: the hottest it’s been
Dozens of deaths have been attributed to sweltering conditions sweeping Europe, with record-breaking temperatures exceeding 40 degrees Celsius in some places. As the weather system rolled towards Poland, Denmark logged its highest-ever temperature after Britain, France, Switzerland and Germany had
Beyond bailouts: rethinking Denel and SA's defence future
South Africa needs a far more inclusive conversation about the future of its defence industry and the sovereign capabilities required to protect the country's national interests. For too long, the debate around Denel has centred on turnaround plans, recapitalisation proposals
Tobacco Bill progresses, but Parliament has more work to do
The Portfolio Committee on Health on Wednesday adopted a motion of desirability on the Tobacco Products and Electronic Delivery Systems Control Bill. This procedural green light allows the committee to move into detailed, clause-by-clause deliberation. That work now matters enormously.
Mal are we, but you Okay
A friend, Emma Grant, is joining us for lunch. She popped in for tea, but we lost track of the time, so lunch it has become. I don’t mind at all, or at least not much, and Noah likes her
Who really pays for a boycott?
South Africa is a constitutional democracy founded on rights, freedoms and the rule of law. Among the most important of these rights is the right to protest. It is a freedom earned through decades of struggle and sacrifice, and one