This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. 22nd January 1555 – Kingdom of Ava in Central Burma falls to
The wealth tax idea is back
The SACP/ANC alliance has long wanted a wealth tax to help ‘discipline’ capital and advance the Freedom Charter’s goal of ‘sharing’ the country’s wealth. The
National Planning Commission: Side-stepping on course corrections
The Covid-19 lockdown pushed South Africa deeper into recession, and might – had the president been bold – have given a boost to serious, deep
The million-dollar question: How many have had Covid-19?
How many people have Covid in South Africa? How many have had it? What difference does it make and why does no one seem to
Take the vaccine; it’s the right – and smart – thing to do
When South Africans finally get access to a vaccine (who knows when), you have a right to refuse it. But that doesn’t mean refusing is
Why the St Lucia breach was needed
The artificial breaching of the mouth of Lake St Lucia in early January has elicited a surprising volume of negative coverage. But the previous (2016)
Why must taxpayers subsidise cars for rich greens?
Elon Musk is now supposedly the richest man in the world. Although he is the market leader, he is not the only manufacturer of electric
Taiwan – a headache for Biden’s China policy?
A recent decision by the US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Taiwan will give the Biden administration a long-term headache on America’s China policy.
Fear of vaccination
Would you take a vaccine from a government that denied HIV caused AIDS? Would you take a vaccine from a minister who recommended Virodene, a
Reason in unreasonable times
I don’t suppose many readers could imagine anything written about linguistics being at once amusing and intelligibly insightful, but a brief passage from some of