The dark intentions of industries that call for regulation

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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?

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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?

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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

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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

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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’

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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’

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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

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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

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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

‘Equity’ requirement dashes Starlink opportunity

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The major news last week, and deservedly so, has been the signing into law of the Employment Equity Amendment Act (the Act). The Institute of