Enjoy the movies. Just don’t believe them
I’m grateful that I began my career before the online age really got going in South Africa. I would rather that some of my earliest
If Zimbabwe is a constitutional democracy, why are its citizens not free?
There is irrefutable evidence that freedom – be it economic or political – has a strong bearing on the quality of lives of citizens. We
The US and the West … China and Africa
Given today’s fluxing geopolitics and economics, the value of criticising Western policies must be balanced with better appreciating their benefits. For professors of cultural studies
Noah repudiated over UK ‘racism’ claims
In one of several high-level repudiations of South African-born comic Trevor Noah’s skit on racism in the United Kingdom on his The Daily Show last
Taipei Pride attracts 120 000
As LGBTQI rights were celebrated in South Africa – with a terror alert in the background – East Asia’s largest event for the same cause
Japan approves spending plan for ‘recovery’
Japan has announced a spending plan of some ¥29.1 trillion ($197 billion) to help the public weather the impacts of a tough economic environment. The
Perhaps we must privatise Eskom, but…
The best possible electricity supply for a country is through a well-run state electricity company, which we had before 1990. The worst possible is through
Are Electric Vehicles the Future of Driving?
DETROIT: This isn’t the first-time electric vehicles have been popular. In 1914 Clara Ford, Henry Ford’s wife, opted to drive a Model 47 Brougham from
Matekane sworn in as new Lesotho PM
Sam Matekane, who won a spectacular victory in a recent election in the Mountain Kingdom, has been sworn in as the country’s Prime Minister. Matekane,
Iran’s Supreme leader vows revenge for attack on shrine
On Thursday, Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei promised revenge on those who had carried out a massacre of Shiite pilgrims at the Shah Cheragh