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
Towards a more rational understanding of racism
Racism has been recognised as a major problem in the West for approximately 70 years. Despite the attention it has received and the social damage
The pogroms are starting
Innocent people are getting burnt alive. Vicious vigilante mobs are lynching people merely because of the circumstances of their birth. Evil is roaming our streets.
Reflections on the state of disaster
‘Since the requirements for a National State of Disaster to be declared in terms of the Disaster Management Act are no longer met, Cabinet has
Capture of Brielle
This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. 1st April 1572 – In the Eighty Years’ War, the Watergeuzen capture
Why all South Africans should resist the criminalisation of ‘hate speech’
The government plans to criminalise all speech that can be brought within the broad definition of hate speech contained in the Prevention and Combating of
Pitfalls for the Wild Dogs: lessons from abroad
Coalitions are increasingly becoming a fact of South African political life. Until a few years ago very few of South Africa’s municipalities were governed by
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