Struggle heroism is more important than the suffering of poor blacks
“I am a great struggle hero. I was imprisoned on Robben Island from 1987 to 1990. Therefore you, a white man, are a racist if
Trekking on
The older I get the more I am persuaded that the best reason for monuments is being reminded just how wrong we so often are
American antiracism is social justice status quo in South Africa’s private schools
On 14 June The Daily Maverick published an article titled ‘South African non-racialism or American antiracism? UCT muddles through muddied waters’ by UCT professors Nicoli Nattrass
Battling the demons of culture
I genuinely had no idea just how provocative the subject of culture was in South Africa. In developing our campaign to promote the concept of
Don’t fall for fuel-saving scams
With petrol prices reaching stratospheric heights, charlatans are coming out the woodwork to market fuel-saving devices to desperate motorists. Don’t be scammed. Years ago, when
Businesses will not tolerate municipal decay forever
How can businesses assist in South Africa’s economic recovery when a growing number of the country’s municipalities are unable to perform their most basic functions?
A disturbance in the force
Almost a month ago IRR CEO John Endres asked, “do you detect a shift in the force?” It was a funny way to ask a
ANC plays to xenophobic voters
Home Affairs minister Aaron Motsoaledi has determined to terminate Zimbabwean Exemption Permits forthwith. This is the desperate act of a panicked government. The ANC knows
Desperately seeking sunshine
When things got really tough for ordinary citizens a few weeks ago, when the weather boffins were giving Johannesburg a bone-chilling outlook of at least
Zondo Commission opens Overton Window on preferential procurement
The publication of the Report of the Zondo Commission – or to give it its full name, the Judicial Commission of Inquiry into Allegations of