Alt-right blames gays for paedophilia
The religious right in the US is rapidly becoming the American Taliban. South Africa’s alt-right is adopting some of its most hateful memes. There’s an
Nazis in Memel
This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. 22nd March 1939 – Germany takes Memel from Lithuania The 20th
Parliament must stop trying to use the courts to fix bad law
The South African Parliament has had a tendency to produce poorly drafted and dangerous legislation, the text of which allows unjust legal outcomes to occur.
Keeping the EFF under pressure
The national shutdown called for by the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) on Monday did not bring the country to a standstill. In the end it
Socialists in their own words
If you want to know how socialism will work, and why it’s so much better than capitalism, all you have to do is ask the
Exempt farmers from municipal rates to help them with State of Disaster
South Africa is now in its second state of disaster since 2020, but for the agricultural sector it represents another in an escalating series of
Don’t let patronage discourage voting
How should we respond to school leavers who say, ‘I don’t care about politics or what happened in the past, I just want a real
Cowering before Julius Malema
Julius Malema dominated the news and the commentary last week with his planned national shutdown tomorrow. The nation seemed to cower before him, as if
Fighting the Black Dog
When we have got through this muddled, chaotic period in the life of our country, where the black dog of depression is running wild, I
EFF’s ‘shutdown’ threats: the law is clear
Protests have long been a part of South Africa’s politics. In the past, gatherings and demonstrations played a significant political role in trying to end