Civil war if the ANC loses
Last Sunday, in a public speech, Jessie Duarte, the Deputy Secretary-General of the African National Congress (ANC), spoke thus: “Comrades, …. You know in your
Vaccines – fail South Africa at huge cost
There has been an outcry over the government’s handling of vaccination against Covid-19. And it is well-justified! This visceral anger has come from the Congress
Bold vision needed for South Africa to escape poverty
East Asians have shown that massive poverty can be eradicated in half the average human’s lifespan. Yet most South Africans are poor and this looks
Jumped-up martinet Bheki Cele undermines faith in police
Police minister Bheki Cele parades around beaches with a coterie of senior officers to yell at the occasional surfer, boater, or bikini-clad sunbather. At the
Understanding the challenges of the new year
As the new year gets under way, property rights – their maintenance or degradation – look set to be a major policy theme. This has
This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. 3rd January 1959 – Alaska is admitted as the 49th US state
Ideology, control, and a desired NHI ‘pilot’ behind the Covid vaccine impasse
South Africa has more than 1.1 million Covid-19 infections and in excess of 31 000 Covid-related deaths. A stricter curfew and many other controls have recently
Cape Independence – A year-end report
In a year of great uncertainty, when the last page of 2020 is finally turned, one truth will already have been established beyond any possible
African Free Trade Area: Grounded in Reality?
From Friday last week, the beginning of 2021, African governments were under a formal agreement to establish tariff-free trade among themselves and reduce trade barriers.
Mkhize tries to spin vaccine procurement failure
When Daily Maverick raised the spectre of a public health scandal to rival the HIV/AIDS treatment crisis, health minister Zweli Mkhize hurriedly gave a briefing