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The South Africa Constitution guarantees freedom of expression
King Henry VIII told the pope that he would burn any “untrue translations” of scripture. This is because one of the hallmarks of the Protestant Reformation...
ANC ‘veteran status’ needs urgent rescuing
The African National Congress (ANC) is struggling to give content to its 54th Conference’s aim of working for unity. Usually, in such difficult space, organisations...
The poor are hardest hit by petrol price increases
The recent steep petrol price increases yet will hit the cities’ poorest the most – those who stay in townships and informal settlements. The...
South Africa: The state of its Nation and its politics
South Africa is in the grip of the political season with electioneering being the norm of the day as we are bombarded by the...
Driving Sudan’s Arab Spring
Sudan’s brave women have been the pillar of the Arab Spring style popular protests which successfully ended Omar al-Bashir’s 30 year iron-fisted rule. Women...
Book burning and the end of reason
The reaction of the ANC leadership was swift and sharp - it will not tolerate book burning or violent disruptions of book launches by...
The fear of the rise of a Cape Town Trump
The rise of populism globally has had no clearer manifestation than the election of Donald J. Trump as the 45th President of the United...
INNOVATION
First responders need digital support in crises like Tropical Cyclone Idai
Tropical Cyclone Idai wrecked destruction and havoc on Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe with winds of up to 200 km/h. The miles and miles of water rendered...
EDUCATION
Where all the women in the various political parties?
As the political campaigns gain traction, one cannot help but encounter posters on lampposts across the country. Almost every street, every major thoroughfare, and...
ECONOMICS
The poor are hardest hit by petrol price increases
The recent steep petrol price increases yet will hit the cities’ poorest the most – those who stay in townships and informal settlements. The...
