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POLITICS
Run-away triumphalism and contempt of court
Julius Malema was told by a court over five years ago that singing “Kill the Boer” constituted hate-speech. So he changed his tune – now...
War Mongers: “Leaders of the World”
Why is it that war criminals in their capacity as heads of states who despite being consistently in breach of global conventions governing human...
The current protests in SA feels eerie
The current protests in South Africa has an eerie familiarity to it – it is the same kind of energy as the 2016 Fees...
Violence is not the answer
The current resurgent attacks – which included physical brutality, looting and intimidation - by xenophobic and criminal elements against fellow Africans in South Africa...
21 years after the Domestic Violence Act, we should be doing better
Maya Angelou, civil rights activist and woman writer is quoted as saying, “Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you...
Understanding the turmoil around the Economic Policy proposal
Obstinate low economic growth; rising unemployment; high inequality; worsening youth unemployment; high levels of GDP to debt ratio are all the current features of...
The violence that may be our worst enemy
Let there be no doubt at all that South Africans are among the most violent people in the world. In every form of violence,...
INNOVATION
Use new technology to address the water crises in SA
Cape Town experienced water shortages in September 2018; the City was forced to introduce measures which would force the residents to use certain litres...
EDUCATION
Black on black violence undermines the legacy of Steve Biko
“Bob Marley said how long shall they kill our prophets while we stand aside, little did he know that eventually the enemy will stand...
ECONOMICS
The agriculture sector enters into a technical recession
South African economy avoided technical recession by bouncing back by more than expected in the second quarter of 2019, recovering all the ground lost...
