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.
Sorcery in Samlesbury
This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. 19th August 1612 – The ‘Samlesbury witches’, three women from the Lancashire
Simple solutions under the law and the Constitution
Misconceptions abound about two key issues currently confronting the country: the validity of the medical parole granted to former president Jacob Zuma in September 2021;
The folly of race-based policy
Race is South Africa’s eternal fault line. Nearly everything in this country is viewed through the prism of race, from who our politicians are, and
South Africa’s Rip-Off Economy
There is a growing share of the economy that is often criminal, sometimes out in the open. It is nothing but a burden, and does
Renaming vegan products to protect meat and dairy industries
As I predicted, the vegan and vegetarian charlatans have launched legal action to thwart the government’s efforts to protect consumers from confusion, and the meat
What do we do with Small Business? (Part 2)
Last week, I took issue with a widespread view of small business as being something other than business – that is, small business as a
Dutch Disease … South African Syndrome
Sudden geological wealth threatening investments in worker productivity is termed Dutch disease. Does our entrenched youth unemployment crisis stem from a sudden and unexpected spate