This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. 8th September 1966 – The landmark American science fiction television series, Star
Three key reforms to kick-start recovery
There will be no easy recovery from the economic catastrophe the governing African National Congress (ANC) has inflicted on South Africa through destructive policies, maladministration,
Eskom’s deep bind and the drag on the SA economy
When Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter suspended the managers of two power stations last week for apparently not doing their jobs properly, it was national
In praise of smugglers
The Covid-19 lockdown provided opportunities for enterprising people to circumvent the often irrational bans on everything from can openers to cigarettes. By doing so, they
Some neat rejoinders to the modern-day McCarthyism of the Left
How about that? Several media outlets are outraged at the announcement last month by Facebook that it will remove ‘dangerous’ material put up by ‘anarchist
Speak gently to the mass murderer
My blood turned to ice whenever I heard the very gentle reproaches recently spoken against Comrade President Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa of Zimbabwe. The gentlest come
We, the invisibles
If anyone is holding their breath in expectation of swift action against senior African National Congress (ANC) politicians tainted by corruption, they should probably sooner
Shenzhen – where China’s economic miracle began
In 1980, Shenzhen was an unimportant fishing village adjacent to Hong Kong’s new territories. Its population was 30 000. Today, Shenzhen on a per capita
A different approach to the ‘township economy’
In South African government circles, there has been a lot of talk about the township economy. Part of this interest at the national level, is
Command Council charades
Covid-19 has peaked and much of the lockdown has been lifted. That is the good news. The bad news is that fabrications have been used