Soy: when the better option isn’t much better
Eco-conscious fashions are sometimes not much better, or even worse, than the status quo. Last week, I wrote about the global plastics treaty that is
Should South Africa ‘overhaul’ migration policy?
The ANC is calling for an ‘overhaul’ of the immigration system. This was the term used by the party’s spokesperson, Mahlengi Bhengu-Motsiri, in a TV
Beyond permission-based narratives
Cold War II sets the stage to integrate the people in Africa into the global economy. The integrators will be a motley crew of determined,
Essential reading
I’m afraid I lack the ability to do justice to this, the most important book I’ve read on South Africa for years. It is COUNTDOWN
An incremental revolution
With growth stalling, joblessness at crisis levels, and governance unravelling, most South Africans cannot fathom why the ANC does not embark on meaningful reform. The
Underwriting freedom – a proposal to the Musk Foundation
If, in a fit of fabulous philanthropy, Elon Musk decided to donate 10% of a billion dollars ($100 million, about R2 billion, or .0005 of
Where does the slippery alt-right slope end?
Roman Cabanac, one of the leading alt-right pod-bros in South Africa, showed us. It’s been seven years since a crass demagogue named Donald Trump rose
A cap on CEO salaries? No, rather cap political salaries
A poll run on the BusinessTech website recently asked readers whether chief executive officer (CEO) salaries in South Africa should be ‘capped’. When I saw
What happens when the Expropriation Bill is passed?
South Africa could be on the verge of an economic tipping point. Once the Expropriation Bill is passed it will give the government wide-ranging powers
Plastic should be celebrated, not fought
A global anti-plastics treaty is on the cards. It takes an ideological hammer to what isn’t a nail. The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is