Hard truth about SA’s education crisis
There isn’t a day that goes by when South Africans aren’t confronted by yet another ‘crisis’, whether in unemployment, healthcare, electricity, or education. Every year
No, it’s not just about implementation
At a briefing given this week by the National Planning Commission (NPC), now in its third iteration, its deputy chairperson, Professor Tinyiko Maluleke, recognised the
Israeli civilians bear brunt of attacks
A week of terror in March brought home the harsh reality of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict: appeasement won’t stop the attacks on Israeli civilians. On 22
The Battle of Näfels
This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. 9th April 1388 – Despite being outnumbered 16 to 1, forces of
SA’s talent pool is drying up
If South Africa wants to reach its potential it needs to ensure that the skills exist to make this country a prosperous one, with opportunities
The Battle over Cryptocurrencies: Governments and Banks vs the Upstarts
On the morning of the Russian invasion last month, a 20 year old Ukrainian fled his home with a USB stick and a passcode. These
Welcome to the totalitarian healthcare state
A badly written amendment to the notifiable medical condition regulations will normalise a permanent totalitarian healthcare state. On the eve of South Africa’s first lockdown,
South African banking and the national interest
‘For the media to remain credible in all this, its practitioners will have to continuously ask: is it true, is it fair and, critically, is
Do the greens want the petrol price to go up or down?
Do you want the price of petrol to go up or down? This is the question I must ask green politicians and newspaper editors, who
The hypocrisy of social justice
O heavy lightness, serious vanity, Misshapen chaos of well-seeming forms! – Romeo and Juliet, Act I, scene I Most politically aware South Africans will be