How smart was Moriarty?
Let’s face it – to the law-abiding, crime usually seems stupid. The low average IQ (92) of men in US jails supports that impression.
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DA manifesto: the least bad option
The DA’s local government manifesto is the most economically literate platform in South African party politics. That is faint praise, but it does not merit more than that.
The great AI data centre allergy of 2026
Last week a popular local radio station was looking around for someone who might defend the proposed construction and operation of an AI data centre in the city in which I live (as a counterpoint to previous guests who were
A white UCT sociology graduate stands by Naledi Pandor's remarks on AfriForum
“today I, who is female (she/her) white and privilege, am aim attack on Afriforum and university institution ‘akademia’. As former sociological student of esteemed university of cape town with degree,as former private school learning pupil in same city, as present
The SANDF encroachment crisis: military bases and the land question
Fifteen months is a long time in politics. It is long enough for a civilian to die after gaining access to unexploded ordnance at an unfenced military training area. It is long enough for court orders to remain only partially
SA joblessness 450% below National Development Plan target – IRR
In 2012 the African National Congress (ANC) adopted a National Development Plan (NDP) it said would reduce the unemployment rate to 6% by 2030. Yet, with that deadline just four years away, the joblessness rate now exceeds 33%, which is
SA: the patient that wants to be cured
I’d like to start my talk today by quoting from a tweet, lightly edited. See if this sounds familiar …
Fixing a burst pipe is not the same as owning the pipe
Democratic Alliance (DA) leader Geordin Hill-Lewis's proposed plan that private companies should help buy electricity and fix water systems elicited the usual predictable backlash on social media.
If you still oppose privatisation, you don’t really understand South Africa
The Democratic Alliance (DA)’s recent local government manifesto has predictably provoked a backlash.