Disturbing details behind ‘jobs bloodbath’ data
The recent headline – ‘BREAKING NEWS: Jobs bloodbath in the first quarter as formal employment falls’ – was one among several arising from the release
What developments in US politics mean for South Africa
Something interesting is happening in the United States. There are some signs that the present political situation could be the peak of the worst for
Africa’s many faces of ‘freedom’
In the coming days, African liberal minds will be assembling in the ‘Mother City’ to trade ideas on a variety of strategies for effective liberal
Anti-smoker bill ignores science, will backfire
Government is hell-bent on passing a draconian anti-smoker bill that sweeps away all before it, including vapes. The cumbersomely titled Tobacco Products and Electronic Delivery
Belgium leaves Africa
This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. 30th June 1960 – Belgian Congo gains independence as Republic of the
The road to Hell is paved with good intentions (and, yes, so was the road to Apartheid)
Had the entire country been forced to remain housebound in May 2019, during the general election, this would have regarded as an unequivocal act of
What should SA, at the least, be saying about the Wagner Group?
The goals of South African foreign policy in Africa are stability, peace and growth. If Africa does well, South Africa should do well. South Africa
US offers case study in race-blind diversity
A new Supreme Court ruling in the US has declared race-based affirmative action in university admissions to be unconstitutional. For good or ill, the conservative
A perspective on the debacle at Warsaw
South Africa’s recent embarrassment in Warsaw, which saw a planeload of South African security officials, journalists and crates of weapons grounded on the tarmac, was
Transgenderism: the AI robot v the drag queen
Last week I had my first encounter with an Artificial Intelligence (AI) robot. This happened by accident. I had requested a search on my laptop