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Corruption is ANC policy

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Helen Zille has given a dramatic demonstration of the dangers and follies of Twitter. She has shown us in exemplary fashion why politicians, including herself

75 years ago at Hiroshima

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75 years ago, on 6 August 1945, just before 08h15, some anxious Japanese heard a sound above. Fearful of what the skies might bring, they

What did Zimbabwe’s farmers do wrong?

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What did the white Zimbabwean farmers do wrong? I mean, morally wrong. They were kicked off their farms in 2000, and some of them were

Is ANC ideology worse than ANC corruption?

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The most terrifying speech I have ever heard came from a man of the highest personal integrity. He was incorruptible and selfless. His speech called

The ANC does not trust South Africans

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Under lockdown, can a married couple sit down in a restaurant and have a glass of wine with their meal? In England, yes. In South

Should Oliver Tambo’s statue be pulled down?

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Should we pull down the statue of Oliver Tambo at Oliver Tambo Airport in Johannesburg? This thought crossed my mind as I read a two-page

Africans and the African environment

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The most terrible book I’ve ever read was The Mountain People (published in 1972) by Colin Turnbull, an anthropologist. His vivid, sympathetic writing makes his

The strange moral history of slavery

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A strange moment in the history of slavery happened in 1848. It was a clash between Europe and Africa. The Europeans wanted the Atlantic slave

Trying to stop information about nuclear power

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Far from being ‘unaffordable’, nuclear power is the most economic source of grid electricity for South Africa. The most unaffordable are solar and wind, which

Black Lives Don’t Matter to “Black Lives Matter”

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Nothing has done more harm to black Americans this century than “Black Lives Matter”. This sinister movement cares nothing about black welfare but is obsessed