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Cruel and heartless action by City of Cape Town
It must take a certain level of cruelty to evict people from their shelters on a cold Cape winter’s morning. Surely, even Lady Justice, blind as she may be, would advocate some show of mercy. The cruel City of Cape Town decided on a wet June winter’s morning to evict and destroy the shelters of […]
Beijing’s economic recovery – a lesson for all the world in Covid 101
This week it instructed its state-owned companies to refrain from purchasing soybeans and pork products from US suppliers. This was in retaliation for the Donald Trump-led administration saying it would revoke special privileges for Hong Kong after the Chinese introduced a new security law for the autonomous region. This tit-for-tat exemplifies how far China has […]
Institutionalised racism and classism in the United States
The world has witnessed the evil of institutionalised racism and classism in the United States, in the aftermath of the brutal death of George Floyd. Systemic racism continues to cause incalculable harm across the world. It was Dr Martin Luther King Jr who said, ”In a real sense, we are all caught in an inescapable […]
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Access to reliable water supply key to women empowerment
It is August and Women’s Month again, but this year the celebration of Women’s Day on August 9 and Women’s Month throughout the month takes place under difficult conditions as the country is in the grip of Covid-19. The pandemic has led to more hardships for women. The pandemic has brought with it an increase […]
Nelson Mandela legacy still lives through clear rivers campaign
What can be more important than our source of life, water? Ensuring that this resource is nurtured and kept consumable should be our number one priority as South African citizens. Instead we take our rivers and dams for granted on a daily bases, we dump our garbage and even hazardous substances like oil, diesel or […]
Cigarette prices continue to soar during the lockdown
Recent research has shown that the average price of cigarettes has increased by nearly 250% compared to pre-lockdown levels. Based on a second online survey, conducted between 4 and 19 June 2020, researchers from the University of Cape Town (UCT) found that the average price per cigarette was R5.69 or R114 per pack of 20. […]
INNOVATION
Mathematical sciences and fourth industrial revolution technologies
The fourth industrial revolution has become more than just a buzzword, and to say that it is a new reality is an understatement because...
EDUCATION
Action against Guptas long overdue
The Ahmed Kathrada Foundation welcomes the action instituted by the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) and Eskom against the Guptas and several former officials at...
ECONOMICS
Nelson Mandela legacy still lives through clear rivers campaign
What can be more important than our source of life, water? Ensuring that this resource is nurtured and kept consumable should be our number...
