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POLITICS
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...
Our media continues to propagate the notion that some are more equal than others...
Now, nearly three weeks ago, former federal chairperson of the Democratic Alliance, Athol Trollip, confessed to Eusebius McKaiser, on his 702 radio station show,...
Lebanon’s defining moment
Lebanon has reached a watershed moment in its history where the masses are calling for the overhaul of a political system based on sectarianism,...
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
Hide nothing from the masses of our people. Tell no lies…
It was Amilcar Cabral, who once uttered these words, “hide nothing from the masses of our people. Tell no lies. Expose lies whenever they...
ECONOMICS
Tourism revenue will preserve nature’s magic and majesty
Conservation is expensive and crucial. Capital, drawn by South Africa’s wild mysteries and magic, can fund it, as well as socioeconomic development. ...
