Wild dogs make the kill: Can a coalition bring about post-ANC reform?
Gazing into what might lie ahead for the country has a large following in South Africa. That is because of our condition of misgovernance and
‘Designer Water’ claims to cure Alzheimer’s and blindness
Modern snake-oil sellers have a sciency-sounding shtick about them, but ‘alkaline’ or ‘ionised’ water is a swindle. Adverts for a fancy water brand called Designer
Race lessons from Rwanda
A scientific study initiated at the Institute of Advanced Learning, Princeton, shows that racism has been undone in Rwanda much more profoundly than is often
SA amid a pivoting world order
Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, following its ‘no limits’ unity with China, is challenging the global order in ways that highlight why the ANC’s perceptions
Ignorant armies, confused alarms of struggle and flight
‘And we are here as on a darkling plain Swept with confused alarms of struggle and flight, Where ignorant armies clash by night.’ From Dover
A sad day for my only famous friend, Laura Wolvaardt
I woke up on Thursday morning to a great disappointment. The only famous person I know personally had taken South Africa to the edge of
Minority Report
Journalism training usually includes the injunction to not be afraid to ask for clarification when you are interviewing someone. If you as a reporter or
‘Flight of the Hadeda’
If you change only one thing in your daily routine to gain better physical and mental health, what should it be? The Barefoot Traveller finds
Schooling will always be divided on socio-economic lines
A report which was the subject of a webinar displays the sort of racial sleight of hand one often associates with left-wing academia. The study
EWC: No time for complacency
The attempt last year to amend Section 25 of the Constitution represented a grave threat to whatever chances for future prosperity South Africa had. In