Although we may never know why Thomas Crooks tried to kill Donald Trump, his failed attempt has further wounded a freshly hobbled woke movement. Easily

I never know what the political terms ‘left’ and ‘right’ stand for and nobody has ever explained them to me, although they are used all

Returning to normality, or at least the world beyond social media and politics after sustained immersion, is not proving easy. It’s my fault. I made

Shedding light on events and personalities around the globe that may not have made the headlines. Ukraine/Russia This week saw relatively little movement on the

The Democratic Alliance (DA), despite its fear over a doomsday coalition between the African National Congress (ANC) and the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) or uMkhonto

The Myers-Briggs personality type indicator remains a popular management tool in South Africa and around the world, but it’s bunkum. Apply for a job or

Since the election on 29 May 2024, a narrative has taken hold that misrepresents how South Africans voted. It is well described in a tweet

There is something simultaneously scary and empowering about realising that there is nothing and nobody out there who is coming to ‘save’ us, and that

Tomorrow, the ANC’s most senior leaders will hold a marathon meeting to discuss what went so terribly wrong for the party at the recent elections.

Last year I wrote a 2034 optimistic time travel piece on SA;  many saw it as naïve. 2023 was a hard year to be bullish