Are we ready for the Energy Revolution?
South Africa is in a deep and very serious energy crisis that has had a major impact on our economy, our businesses, and our lives.
The Private Health System: Oh so expensive!
This is the fourth in a series of five articles in which Michael Settas elaborates on the critically important distinction between universal health coverage (a
Does vaping turn you into a pothead?
Science about public health issues is often agenda-driven. The latest nonsense to emerge from the halls of academia is that youth vaping leads to cannabis
Barbed Wire Sunday
This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. 13th August 1961 – Cold War: East Germany closes the border between
Against the silver bullet or one thingism
One of the best political insights I’ve ever heard, that on reflection is quite obvious, is that people are extremely vulnerable to the “silver bullet”
Decline of the ANC: Let’s not get ahead of ourselves
Three recent polls of party-political support are confusing and contradictory. With tectonic shifts in South African politics possibly under way, polls are in demand to
Have the Nats been proven right?
With increasing frequency, I hear that the old-school apartheid racists were right: hand over control to black people, and you’ll end up with a corrupt,
Small businesses are businesses. We need to realise this – Part 1
This month – August – Pope Francis has asked the Catholic faithful to pray for small- and medium-sized businesses. In a video appeal, he described
Pfizer gives damning evidence against Pfizer vaccines
The most damning report I have ever seen on the dangers of Covid-19 vaccines comes from Pfizer Incorporated. In it, Pfizer lists the adverse events
Transkei is not part of South Africa
A little earlier this year, the government held yet another Communal Land Summit, which, over one-and-a-half days, consisted of four ministerial speeches, instructions on how