How ‘Big Pharma profiteers’ really perform
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
Lessons from the vaccine roll-out for the NHI
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
Collapsing Municipalities: The Party and No consequences
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
Activists sabotage economic growth and job creation
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
A growing backlash against critical race theory
A few weeks ago (on 14th June) this column asked whether there was a “growing backlash against wokeism”. The answer seems to be yes, certainly
ANC seeks to make BEE illegal
The ANC government is updating the Promotion of Equality and Prevention of Unfair Discrimination Act, colloquially referred to as Pepuda. The changes the Department of
Patriotic News and ‘all the levers of power’
So, remove the negativity and speak positively to project a nation that is doing something about its challenges. The balance needs to be felt. Zweli
The callousness of our pampered intelligentsia
I got a call last week from a public relations practitioner who confessed that she was surprised that ‘you even answered your phone’. I wondered
Activist Teachers: the new priestly class?
Many parents will have become aware of a theory of social justice commonly known as Critical Social Justice (CSJ). However, many parents are unaware that