Parks Tau’s perverse R100bn Transformation Fund

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SA’s minister of trade, industry, and competition, Parks Tau, has proposed establishing a R100 billion Transformation Fund by exacting contributions from the private sector. This

Welcome to the crony states of America

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Yesterday marked the beginning of Trump’s new and improved USA, where the facts don’t matter and anyone can bribe the president. It was symbolic that

South Africa’s Youth: A #WhatSACanBe opportunity

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Congratulations to the matric class of 2024. Theirs is an achievement many South African children only hope to attain, but even for these matriculants, what

Ruminations on “Truth” (Part 2)

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Ruminations on “Truth” (Part 2) Last week, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that the company’s platforms – Facebook and Instagram – would discontinue their fact-checking

Is SA too out of step to step up?

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ANC leaders who routinely reference historical injustices to criticise Western nations are to welcome leaders of the world’s largest economies, the G20, to SA −

Challenging the racism/colonialism narrative (1652 – 1795) – Part 1

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This not a revisionist history, nor is it a work of scholarship; it is a brief polemic. It intends no exculpation for wrong-doing and it

Matric, maths and the South African economy – paradoxes abound in the education system

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In one newspaper, I read that our universities in 2025 are overwhelmed with applications for student places: the University of Johannesburg has 33 applicants for

Into the depths of a fiery hell – DEI in LA

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Few places are immediately as confusing than Los Angeles, which is essentially a collection of 44 Hermanuses and 44 Hawstons, each with their own names,

Countries with high Economic Freedom have better education

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The relationship between economic freedom and quality education is clear. Nations that uphold free-market principles and implement free-market policies achieve greater success in equipping their

Can and will Trump do what he says?

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In less than a week President-elect Donald Trump will once again lead the United States of America when he is sworn in on 20 January