Failed green policies spark fossil fuel boom
Idealistic renewable energy policies and obstinate anti-nuclear sentiments are crumbling in the face of cold reality, as desperate countries turn to oil and coal. Pollution,
Vax mandates: three more reasons to keep fighting
I change my mind when the evidence changes. Even better, I only make up my mind when there is evidence for it. Covid vaccine mandate
Nurses on the Front Line and the Tembisa Ten
‘It’s important that we immediately suspend the CEOs of these hospitals. The MEC of Health in Gauteng should resign and at the very least she
How we elect our leaders – time for a rethink?
Mmusi Maimane, head of the One South Africa (OSA) movement and erstwhile leader of the Democratic Alliance (DA), confirmed this weekend that he would be
President Cyril Ramaphosa: the most effective ‘RET’ leader of all
Last week, a Business Day editorial commended President Cyril Ramaphosa for the ‘important structural reforms’ being implemented under his watch. These reforms, it said, included
Eskom: Not much can be done ‘at once’
President Cyril Ramaphosa has cut short an overseas trip to return to deal with the Eskom crisis. How this will help solve the crisis, which
A worrying obstacle on the road to post-ANC recovery
South Africans who have the most to offer are the very ones the country is most likely to lose to emigration, according to new research.
Green hydrogen is a boondoggle
President Cyril Ramaphosa gets super-excited about green hydrogen. Back in the real world, however, green hydrogen is an inefficient pipe dream that won’t reach maturity
Not a crisis of inertia, a crisis of choices
Last week, Business Day ran an editorial entitled ‘Ramaphosa’s crisis of inertia’. On the one hand, it claims that Ramaphosa has shown some unabashedly reformist
Scoring post-colonial outcomes
As the Second World War marked the beginning of the colonial era’s demise, the Russia-Ukraine war is a pivot point that should inspire a fresh