When racial matters arise in South Africa, they invariably provoke a great deal of visceral reaction. This is eminently understandable, though it often obscures subjects

Affirmative action is for other people. Nobody believes in affirmative action for the services they receive, only for the services other people receive. It is

Some immediately come to mind: I would say tomato sauce and ice cream; one of my friends swears by peanut butter and olives on a

Over the years, the WWF Living Planet Report has thrown up many strange inconsistencies that suggest active manipulation to hide positive data and exaggerate negative

This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. 19 October 202 BC – Second Punic War: At the Battle of

The last week has been tumultuous for the pharmacy chain Dis-Chem. It began with a confidential letter to staff (which was promptly leaked), chastising them

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Many of the promises Liz Truss made before her election as UK prime minister would have sounded good to libertarians, classical liberals, and conservatives. Yet

Stopping the fighting might soon be in everyone’s interest but there are conflicting priorities. Those who delight in criticising necessary-but-imperfect trade-offs will baulk at advancing

Unlike most Capetonians, I like Johannesburg. I am somewhat bemused by the rising trend of “semigration” by the flood of Joburgers selling up there –