Listening, learning and a lost opportunity
It is doubtful that Adam Habib has done himself any favours by departing from his spirited defence of intellectual dispassion at the start of the
Transformation: US Style
SAVANNAH, GA: Until Union victory in the Civil War, the southern ports of Savannah in Georgia and Charleston in South Carolina were infamously linked to
Tourism sector counting on faster vaccine roll-out
South Africa’s slow vaccination rate risks permanently damaging one of the country’s few thriving economic sectors – the tourism industry. Emerging and developing markets across
EFF a threat to media freedom
The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) have once again clashed with the broader media in South Africa. Julius Malema, the self-styled ‘Commander-in-Chief’ of South Africa’s third
How climate alarmists fuel climate denial
‘The end is nigh!’ is an age-old conceit of religious zealots and prophets of doom. Preaching apocalypse may comfort believers, but it isn’t very convincing
Will business live up to its responsibilities?
Some years back, I had a conversation with a senior executive in one of the country’s business organisations. This was just after President Jacob Zuma
This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. 12th March 1938 – Anschluss: German troops occupy and absorb Austria When
Time for a ‘great reset’ to proper public consultation on both EWC bills
Both of the parliamentary committees dealing with expropriation without compensation (EWC) bills have breached their constitutional obligations to ‘facilitate public participation’ in the legislative process.
The Demise of Denel
Denel, the state-owned defence company, is in a spiral of terminal decline. Yet there is no urgency or apparent strategy from the government to deal
Niehaus punts old-school socialist plan for ANC
The ANC’s clown-in-chief, Carl Niehaus, wishes to join the ‘battle of ideas’. Those of us who engage in this ideological struggle welcome his first salvo,