The waning power of NUMSA
Last week the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA), one of the country’s largest trade unions, went out on strike, shutting down much
Colluding to fleece companies
The OECD is bragging about an agreement among 136 countries that sets a minimum 15% corporate tax rate on multinational enterprises. If directors of private
Time to liberate all business, not just small business
The lekgotla of the ruling party’s national executive committee held early last month envisaged ‘a reduction in the red tape that constrains the growth of
All along the watchtower
Personally, I had planned to have a long-overdue pedicure, to finish John Boyne’s latest novel The Echo Chamber (a sharp and enjoyable comedy of manners
The most dishonest debate of all: abortion
Abortion is in the news again, and in furious debate again, thanks to an unfortunate law recently passed in Texas. Increasingly, great matters of public
The hurdle of uncertainty – a reprise
Last Sunday, I cautioned against the temptation to underestimate the uncertainty in millions of voters’ minds about choosing a different future for want of sufficient
Race obsession hobbles South Africa
Recent events again show how South Africans – or at least those in the chattering classes – remain obsessed with race, to South Africa’s detriment.
Redistribution to nowhere
With local government elections on 1 November, the respective political parties are stepping up their campaigning – and, with that, their numerous promises to a
Tobacco control: ideology versus public health
The Framework Convention on Tobacco Control not only negatively impacts tobacco farmers, tobacco companies and tobacco retailers, but also harms smokers themselves, in several ways.
This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. 4th October 1993 – Battle of Mogadishu In 1991 a coalition of