Exaggerated headlines, wild speculation and outright fabrications about climate do little to enlighten the reading public, and antagonise critical thinkers. There are several reasons why

South Africa finds itself in an economic malaise. In response, the African National Congress (ANC) government has adopted, and is in the process of adopting,

The BRICS are trying hard to show muscle and relevance in the world. On the agenda for a summit meeting in August will be an

That recycled blocks of onshore shale gas prospects are coming up for auction in, oh, a year or two, reflects the chronic inability of South

‘We are damned if we don’t find a solution to unemployment – and it’s not really that difficult.’ This was the headline of a short,

The greens are becoming divided on nuclear power. Initially they were all against it but in recent years many leading greens, notably George Monbiot, a

First, it happens slowly. Then it happens fast. The melting pot of races, cultures and socio-economic conditions simmers and gurgles at an ever-increasing temperature until

Elections were recently held in two countries which have some similarities to South Africa – Turkey and Thailand. And South Africans would do well to

Commentator and analyst Moeletsi Mbeki contends that South Africa’s fundamental problem is a crisis of governance which undergirds every other crisis afflicting the country. This

The conservative right thinks you’re a ‘cultural Marxist’ when you express tolerance and acceptance of people not like them, or suggest they ought not to