Proposed changes in the Firearms Control Amendment Bill have ignited fierce public debate on the implications for legal gun-ownership in South Africa.  The draft legislation

Stories about the decline of South Africa’s rural towns have been common for some time. But we are now seeing that even South Africa’s great

The real problem about ‘critical race theory’ is that it’s really Uncritical Racist Theory – that is, if you can classify such irrationalist hypocrisy as

Carl “never-say-die” Niehaus – Part I Combat Carl is the gift that keeps on giving. His face is set in a seemingly perpetual state of

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In a wide variety of social media-fuelled half-truths, memes and conspiracy theories, the greedy profiteers of the pharmaceutical industry play a pivotal role. The entire

This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. 4th July 1187 – The Crusades: Battle of Hattin – Saladin defeats

The government’s bungled and tardy Covid-19 vaccine roll-out has predictably led to an upsurge in infections, great suffering among the ill and isolated, and many

Most local governments in South Africa are in crisis, and the services they provide are fast deteriorating. There is no convincing nationwide plan to get out

If cadre deployment, or pervasive looting and corruption, or anti-growth economic policies, or bureaucratic red tape, or trade barriers, or blackouts, or crime, or lockdowns