It’s not treason: it’s how foreign relations work
Lex Libertas, the think tank founded by Dr Ernst Roets, is partnering with the New York Young Republicans Club to bring the issue of farm murders to the attention of the United States’ public and policymakers.
War on Iran: Western misadventure or righteous crusade?
“You cannot bomb people into liberation. The whole idea of freedom is that you choose it for yourself.” (Sizwe Mpofu Walsh)
A futuristic approach: harnessing innovation and technology to be water secure
South Africa’s water crisis is a painful reminder of how a water expert, Dr Anthony Turton, was suspended by his ex-employer, the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), for giving a warning shot in 2008 about the looming water crisis.
Yes, consumer choice matters in gambling policy
Aside from National Treasury’s proposed 20% national online gambling tax and a host of other measures that would destabilise the legal online gambling market and drive more users to offshore platforms, there are several other concerning proposals that have emerged amidst the gambling policy debate that bring consumer choice into question.
A carrier of ambition
If the International Fleet Review off Visakhapatnam illustrated the reach of India’s naval diplomacy, stepping aboard INS Vikrant revealed something deeper: the strategic thinking shaping India’s maritime policy.
Four Ways to Make Nelson Mandela Bay World Class
This could just as easily be seen as the Chris Pappas model where local government builds trust and goodwill with residents by communicating small wins via multi social media strategy(tiktok, instagram and facebook) in the form of fixed streetlights, cleaned parks and fixed roads in communities across the metro and it is important to stress that it be across the metro because there is still a depressingly thick fog of racialism that permeates how even good things are seen in South Africa.
No kind words where force and bluster fail
When I went bed‑wards, Noah was musing. When I awoke, he was still musing. Now he’s at it again. It’s an awful lot of musing. Occasionally he flatters me by calling me his Muse — though never when I’m being catty.
A tale of two tensions
We’ve heard some fantastic talks over the last three days. I want to try bring together some key threads as we assess what we’ve heard.
A “Berlin Wall” moment for Cuba?
Carlos Giménes, a US congressman, believes “this is not the time to blink; it’s time to finish the job”.
How bizarre
Delighted to inform you that World HealthExcellency Spiritual President for Life, Field Marshal-ess Jacinda Ardern (she/her), DEI, CRT and HIV, Kween of All the Safe and Effective Vaccines of the Earth and Lockdowns of its Prospects, Conqueror of the Incel Manosphere in the Pacific in General and New Zealand in Particular, has decided to settle down. In Sydney, Australia.