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Patriotic white engineers: Get out!

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If you are a skilled white engineer who wants to develop South African industry, if you are a dynamic white entrepreneur who wants to employ

Renewable energy blacks out Spain

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On Wednesday 16 April, Spain’s electricity grid for the first time ran entirely on “renewable energy” (wind, solar and hydro). Five days later, solar power

Is Gwede Mantashe in love with Cecil John Rhodes?

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Is Cecil John Rhodes the mentor and hero of Gwede Mantashe? After Mantashe’s mad outburst on Freedom Day last Sunday, I can think of no

The South African evil that we ignore

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There was a terrible story in last week’s Sunday Times. I read it and, since it was straightforward except for some details, I understood it.

What is the long-term goal of the ANC?

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Deep down, what does the ANC stand for? What is its ultimate goal? What is its idea of the perfect society, the sort of society

Will robots take over from humans?

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Will robots take over from humans? In other words, will machines with bodies of steel and brains consisting of transistors take over from intelligent apes

Electricity decisions: one good, one bad

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South Africa has made two important decisions about our electricity supply. One was good, one bad. The good one will certainly benefit the economy and

The ANC’s evil masquerading as virtue

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The ANC is sacrificing other people for immoral ends, while claiming to be sacrificing itself for moral ends.  Throughout the horrible, confused mess of ANC

Why did aid help Germany but not Africa?

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Why was the Marshall Plan so successful in developing Germany after WW2, and why was a bigger sum of aid so unsuccessful in developing Africa?

The best and worst of Trump: Climate and trade

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In just under two months, President Trump has helped to save the world from one destructive folly but threatened it with another. He seems incoherent