The canned lion and the octopus teacher
Two killers prowl the trees of my garden near Fish Hoek in Cape Town, two predatory animals hunting for prey, without which they would starve.
As By Fire and Whiteness Burning
‘When in a climactic moment, during the recent looting spree to find university pictures to put on the bonfire, the members of Rhodes Must Fall
Which has aged better?
Throwing Copper, the album by the rock band, Live, was released on 26 April 1994, the day before South Africa’s first all-race election, making democratic
Creecy and animal-rights activists: a response to Ivo Vegter
While I agree with much of what Ivo Vegter says regarding the High Level Panel (HLP) Report and Barbara Creecy’s response to it, I do
The politics of the empty gesture
The late Winnie Madikizela-Mandela will be memorialised once more in Johannesburg, with Willian Nicol Drive to be renamed in her honour. This comes at a
Locking down for a third wave that doesn’t exist
Despite a dearth of evidence of a third wave in South Africa, government is considering imposing new restrictions, just in case. This is very poor
This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. 2nd of May 1611 – The King James Version of the Bible
More time to object to the impossible demands in the Pepuda Amendment Bill of 2021
Proposed amendments to the Promotion of Equality and Prevention of Unfair Discrimination Act (Pepuda) of 2000 (the Act) could pressurise a host of companies and
Barbara Creecy railroaded by animal rights extremists
It was almost inevitable that a minister with no experience of conservation or environmentalism would get railroaded by the animal rights lobby. There is little
Why the Washington Consensus Won
John Williamson, a prominent economist, passed away last month leaving a legacy that included a description of what has become the equivalent for economic policy