Alice’s Wonderland has nothing on this
Last week South Africa plunged down the rabbit hole of Critical Race Theory (CRT), which colleague Anthea Jeffery lucidly describes as ‘…an anti-capitalist ideology that
Crisis of faith: What SA’s police must do to win back public trust
South Africans’ confidence in the police continues to wane, with the proportion of people and households reporting crimes continuing to decline. This much is evident
SAtired – edition two
Hello and welcome! This little weekly column will present politics at its most absurd. SAtired supports freedom of speech, small government, and free markets. We’re liberals like
Change empowerment thinking for a chance at a post-Covid-19 future
South Africa has entered the second year of the Covid-19 pandemic; while the country is likely to be dealing with the health crisis for a
Inside the vaccine conspiracy: a confession
The hundreds of outraged comments on my columns recommending Covid-19 vaccines have forced me to admit: I am part of the vaccine conspiracy. Here’s how
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