Wisdom and ideology
Humanity has evolved to the point, cognitively, socially and historically, where we have the self-awareness to be able to get beyond living through instinct, in
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Poll position: How the DA managed to beat the ANC — but is at risk of losing it all again
A year ago, in April and May 2025, South Africa experienced one of the rarest moments in its democratic politics: a clean, head-on contest between the ANC and the DA over a single, concrete issue that touched every household. That issue
Comparing western progressive boomers and making them very cross
There’s probably no way to measure it, but it's hard to think of more generational beef than today’s progressive boomers have with based Gen Z in America.
Geordin Hill-Lewis sets out his vision for the DA
Hermann Pretorius and Nicholas Lorimer discuss an op-ed from Geordin Hill-Lewis about the path the DA is on. They also discuss the latest developments in Zuma’s party. https://www.youtube.com/live/eSdSxwHqtZ0?si=jf4sw5hnkBhIdOjz
The right to be free is to be presumed, and deviations justified
Saturday, 21 March, is Human Rights Day in South Africa. Marking the anniversary of the Sharpeville massacre, this day is meant to be a celebration of the supposed victory of human rights over authoritarian imposition. Occasions like these are good opportunities to ponder the nature and discourse around
Why have we supported this repressive regime?
This afternoon, Parliament will debate what Build One South Africa leader Mmusi Maimane has called an urgent matter of national public importance – the escalating crisis in the Middle East following the US and Israeli strikes on Iran, and what
Joburg ANC tears itself apart
Ofentse Donald Davhie and Nicholas Lorimer discuss the growing infighting in the ANC’s Joburg branch as well as potential ANC candidates for mayor of Joburg. They also chat about how government is managing its relationship with the US and a
SA and the oil shock
With our recent economic growth rates falling below the rate of increase of our population, we are getting poorer. With the war in the Middle East and the Iranian blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, the world, and SA, could
The man who used AI to build a cancer vaccine for his dog
The internet, being the internet, has fallen hard for a Hollywood-bound story out of Australia. Desperate man uses ChatGPT to help make a cancer vaccine for his beloved dying dog. Dog improves enough to get up off her deathbed to