Being humane, part one: the virtues and the challenges
Humanity has been moving toward ever greater rejection of needless suffering, that is, toward the humane, or, as Canadian-American psycholinguist Steven Pinker put it, “the
Widespread welfare concerns found across SA’s captive lion tourism venues
A new study has found that commercial business practices compromise the welfare conditions of captive big cats across multiple aspects of their physical, environmental and
More group discussion
“So what?” Noah says. Personally, I think this is abrupt, even rude. Especially when the subject of this – what is the word? – expostulation
Miaow Tse-Tung refutes Marx
A story on rising pet ownership in China jarred my pedant-bone when it quoted the claim that pets are “an asset that has no economic
CITES export quota not a death sentence, but an investment in wildlife value
The export quota associated with elephants, black rhinos, and leopards was just gazetted by Minister Maynier. This could be the first export quota of these
For today’s elite, even war is oblivious cosplay
In March 2021, the broadcaster Sky announced that it was offering a placement programme exclusively for minority candidates across its news division. Bosses there felt
Draconian rules on crypto asset “imports” and “exports” must be scrapped
National Treasury wants to subject bitcoin and all crypto assets to draconian state controls over the deemed “importing” or “exporting” of digital assets that have
Something to consider about affirmative action
Affirmative action has been in place for three decades in South Africa, and is part of the furniture. The debate should, however, continue. Last week
Geopolitics, global shifts, and US policy shape SA’s risk outlook
A US strategic retreat, intensifying global volatility and European hybrid conflict feature in this latest edition of monthly highlights from research by the Centre for
Will we have to wait another five years for disaster to teach voters a lesson?
The ANC’s campaign for the upcoming local government elections is in chaos. The ANC is burdened by factionalism, a leadership crisis, administrative chaos, financial problems,