Violent crime wreaks havoc in Western Cape
Cape Town has raked in a number of international awards in the last few years, including being named as Africa’s Leading City Destination for 2021
The electorate: fear and loss of hope
The country is getting really gatvol and showing signs of losing hope. A recent survey conducted by the Social Research Foundation (SRF) shows that South
Solar farms use vast amounts of land
The world’s largest solar photovoltaic farms give us an insight into how much acreage is required to produce meaningful amounts of electricity. The history of
Fake news: history, evolution and consequences of a dangerous “thing”
In thinking about this topic, I struggled to settle upon a noun to describe fake news. The adjective was easy: it is dangerous. But is
The Electric Vehicle propaganda
Trees, plants, and crops all need carbon dioxide. Electric vehicles are charged with coal-powered electricity and their batteries are made from seriously hazardous materials. Anyone
Cosatu’s war against the poor and the unemployed
While waving banners and shouting slogans to say that it supports the poor and wants to end unemployment, COSATU has fought a long and successful
Navi Pillay does a disservice to South Africa
On 4 August 2022 Miloon Kothari, one of three commissioners to the United Nations Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including
A Short History on Health Policy: From Beetroot to Silver Bullets
This is the last in a series of five articles in which Michael Settas elaborates on the critically important distinction between universal health coverage (a
Zuma-Sambudla’s right to free speech may be her undoing
In July Rebecca Davis wrote an article for Daily Maverick in the form of a letter to Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla, one of former president Jacob Zuma’s
How much meat is there in meat products?
The processed meat industry has been complaining to the government about vegan and vegetarian meat analogue products that contain no meat. This is rank hypocrisy.