Although alarm bells are ringing for a coronavirus fourth wave, government would do well to avoid harsh lockdown measures, especially over the holiday season. The

This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. 22nd November 1386 – Timur of Samarkand captures and sacks the Georgian

Last week the National Assembly adopted the Employment Equity (EE) Amendment Bill of 2020 (the Bill). The National Council of Provinces is now expected to

By the end of the decade the South African economy might have dropped so far into a vortex of decline that we will become a

President Cyril Ramaphosa keeps going on about the smart cities he will build. The $8.5 billion in climate finance South Africa received is, in part, earmarked

F W de Klerk was first elected to Parliament in 1972. He was appointed to the first of his six cabinet portfolios in 1978. In

Warning lights are flashing in the US economy – petrol is up 50% in a year, home prices are surging, the labour market is tight,

After the 2021 local elections, the results were shown on interesting maps, where a colour (say green for the ANC, blue for the DA) represented

‘We never said a word about the fact that I have no arms.’ Felix Klieser  In a world so often dominated by the self-pitying and

The world as we have always known it, is seemingly coming to an end, culturally, socially, and politically.  This is evident in the inability of