Understanding the culture that we are in the process of losing
Anyone reading this has been extraordinarily fortunate, and in a profound way that they are quite possibly unaware of. They were lucky enough to be
The dark intentions of industries that call for regulation
Meta/Facebook wants new internet regulation, and has been calling for it for years. A South African body art industry association claims to want to be
Where are South Africa’s insurgent parties?
Dutch politics were shaken last month when a party, barely four years old, emerged as the single biggest in the country’s provincial elections. The BoerBurgerBeweging
Amidst the despondency, is there some hope?
There is an intense and growing national anxiety about the country’s future. Economic hardship is increasing for most South Africans. Unemployment is persistently high, food
The age of resource abundance
A core belief of those who believe human activity on Earth is unsustainable is that we are running out, or soon will run out, of
Compromising herd immunity
Over the past few years, the Covid pandemic and the various responses to it turned vaccines into a major talking point – appropriately or oddly,
Pandor and DIRCO beholden to ‘the narrative’
The SA Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD) has expressed hurt over the silence of Minister Naledi Pandor and the Department of International Relations and Co-operative
Federalism should be a key focus of ‘Moonshot Pact’
Like it or not, coalition governments are our new reality. John Steenhuisen’s ‘Moonshot Pact’ has commanded considerable attention, but there is a strong argument that
Black victims don’t matter, only white offenders
Two horrible crimes against black people, one in the USA, another in South Africa, made me ponder. Reactions to the crimes made me ponder even
Pressure-cooker politics
My mother had a pressure cooker, the air fryer of its day. It was a boon to working women. It rendered tough meat tender, stewed