Sounds of Germiston

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It is dead quiet when there is load shedding. Everything becomes so loud.  At 03h00, a siren cries. Its long wail wanders from the factory

3 Russia-West “unmentionables”

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Most South African pundits find the Russian-Ukrainian war very simple and easy to explain in moral terms, but I do not, because I favour Classical

We care because they are white

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There has been a deluge of media coverage on the Russian invasion of Ukraine. In particular some of the reporting seems to suggest that Ukrainians

Black lives matter, or do they?

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Lennie held out his hands pleadingly. “Give ‘um to me, George. I’ll take ‘um back. I didn’t mean no harm, George. Honest I didn’t. I

Developing the key to adapting to climate change

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In days of yore, we looked to soothsayers for a glimpse of the future. They, according to the prevailing custom, rattled their bones or peered

The EWC saga continues

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It’s perhaps somewhat counterintuitive, but what has become understood as the Expropriation without Compensation drive has never been entirely and solely about the ability of

Examining Putin’s motives

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Putin and his apologists have raised a number of claims to justify the invasion of Ukraine. Only one motive is true; the others are smokescreens,

The League of Lezhë

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This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. 2nd March 1444 – Skanderbeg assembles a group of Albanian nobles to

The European giant awakes  

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I am not a fan of the European Union (EU). I’ve always seen the EU not as a free trade zone but as a protectionist

Ukraine and Putin’s demise?

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Ahead of the Russian invasion of Ukraine last week, President Vladimir Putin seemed to have great military might at his command. Yet nearly a week later,