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Reparations for slavery: who pays whom?

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From time to time some outraged group, railing against Western countries (seldom against non-Western countries, although they are quite as guilty), demands reparations for slavery.

The worst sexual perversion in history

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The worst sexual abuse of children in all history is happening right now. Very young children, full of the normal doubts and anxieties about their

Black victims don’t matter, only white offenders

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Two horrible crimes against black people, one in the USA, another in South Africa, made me ponder. Reactions to the crimes made me ponder even

Should South Africa shun the West?

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Should South Africa turn away from the Western world of America, Europe, and Japan and turn towards China, Russia and India? Should we trade more

Does the DA want power or principles?

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Why do political parties want to be in government? Why do people choose a political career? Why do voters vote as they do? I was

Deaths by Covid, deaths by Covid vaccines

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It is becoming clearer and clearer that fewer people would have suffered and died, and much less harm would have been done to the economy

Panicking about the benign climate

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The only explanation I can think of for the hysterical nonsense in the latest report of the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is

Cowering before Julius Malema

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Julius Malema dominated the news and the commentary last week with his planned national shutdown tomorrow. The nation seemed to cower before him, as if

Greenpeace wants Africa to stay poor

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The most sinister aspect about the Green movement around the world is its utter disregard for the poor people in poor countries, especially those with

The virtuous way to increase poverty: the minimum wage

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“How can I increase poverty and unemployment while at the same time posing as moral saviour?” You can imagine politicians, academics and trade union leaders