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POLITICS
Kashmir has become the new Settler-Colonial Project
India’s great son of the soil Mahatma Gandhi had issued a prescient warning to his compatriots to guard against the rise of a “regime...
King Mswati III of Eswatini: Africa’s only Remaining Despotic Tyrant
Last week it was widely reported in the media that the King of Eswatini, King Mswati III, took delivery of a fleet of brand-new...
Of Missionaries and Whistle-blowers
In 1779,a Dutch doctor named Johannes van der Kemp fell in love. He was an aristocrat and she was a wool-spinner. When news of this “unsuitable...
A Parliament determined to strengthen the rights of citizens
Five months into the term of the sixth parliament, members of parliament are already well set into crafting laws, giving oversight to the executive...
ANC dithers while unemployment rises
The unemployment rate at nearly a staggering thirty percent announced a day before, finance minister, Tito Mboweni, in his Mid-Term Budget Policy Statement did...
How government can get less bang for its buck
Finance Minister Tito Mboweni’s medium-term budget speech told the story of an economy that is at a critical crossroad. He detailed serious growth and...
The South African Presidential Political Pardon: Normalising Abnormality
In South Africa, October is commonly known as the ‘Transport Month’ and the ‘Red October’ within the South African Communist Party (SACP). The latter...
INNOVATION
What exactly is the 4IR?
Last week, Deputy President David Mabuza caused quite a stir, but for all the wrong reasons, when he was quizzed in Parliament about the...
EDUCATION
Water security in the face of climate change
South Africa is a water scarce and one of the driest countries in the world and the continuing drop in water volumes in the...
ECONOMICS
Why I hate the KFC proposal
Much has been made of the impact that social media has had on the youth, human interaction and society at large. This is reflected...
