John Kane-Berman

After its limited success in the recent municipal elections, the Democratic Alliance (DA) faces three main enemies. They are the communications media, the African National

F W de Klerk was first elected to Parliament in 1972. He was appointed to the first of his six cabinet portfolios in 1978. In

Among the many awards FW de Klerk received was one for political courage. It was probably the most appropriate of them all, and one that

Three weeks ago this column suggested that rich countries would do a ‘decarbonisation’ deal with South Africa and then pull that deal like a rabbit

Nearly 30 years have elapsed since the first big climate change conference in Rio de Janeiro in 1992. During that time the proportion of global

‘Three billion people in the world today use less electricity than what’s used in my kitchen refrigerator.’  These were the words of Robert Bryce in

Earlier this month envoys from several rich countries held talks in South Africa to discuss a deal they want struck in time for the UN

The lekgotla of the ruling party’s national executive committee held early last month envisaged ‘a reduction in the red tape that constrains the growth of

There is a simple way of overcoming vaccine hesitancy – incentivise hesitant people by offering rewards via lotteries. Every person who gets vaccinated against Covid-19

Following publication last week of the Digital Vibes report, the acting director general of health, Nicholas Crisp, was asked whether that scandal had damaged the