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Rich whites obsessed with white racism

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“Ooh, aren’t we whites awful! – except for me.” This thought has become the obsession of many privileged whites in South Africa, especially journalists, academics

Can we make corruption productive?

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The most corrupt of Britain’s politicians was one of her most productive leaders. He used a network of corruption to bring stability to the nation

Riots in Cuba and South Africa

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‘There is no food, no medicine, there is no freedom.’ Such was the cry of anguish from one of the desperate protesters in the recent

Is the earth cooling?

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I predict that, if the Sun remains quiet, the Earth will cool slightly. 2100 will be cooler than 2020, by up to 1 degree Centigrade.

Are Asians richer than whites because of systemic racism?

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According to Critical Race Theory (CRT), the fate of individuals is decided not by their character, not by their ability, determination, hard work and will,

Second thoughts on Covid vaccines

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In a previous column, I wrote a glowing recommendation for the mRNA Covid-19 vaccine. I am now going to backtrack a bit – just a

1976. I am an African! I demand English!

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The Soweto uprisings of June 1976, 45 years ago, were a turning point in South African history. In the light of subsequent events, such as

Good news on energy – but how good?

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President Cyril Ramaphosa’s announcement on Thursday that industries will be allowed to generate up to 100 MW of their own power for their own use

Electricity nonsense, innocent and malign

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South Africa’s electricity supply is threatened on two fronts, by malign nonsense and by innocent nonsense. The malign threat is the ANC, which has wrecked

100 suits for Radical Economic Transformation

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The Zondo Commission is the best thing in years for South Africa (the only good thing?). It is invaluable even if it never leads to