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Now is the time to relook approaches to addressing the land issue
As the year draws to a close, it is worthwhile to reflect on one of the biggest highlights of 2020 in land reform. Government’s new plan to reallocate 700 000 hectares of underutilised state-owned land has been hailed as a quantum leap in the land reform programme. This move has also renewed interest in post-settlement […]
Angolan legal reform shows how Africa can use oil and gas as a springboard towards job creation
In Angola, the government recently rolled out a new legal regime for local content requirements after two years of concertation with the various stakeholders. For decades, many of Africa’s oil- and gas-producing states followed a predictable pattern. They treated their oil and gas primarily as raw materials that could be sold abroad for a quick […]
Words of encouragement to the matrics of 2020
The Coronavirus Rapid Mobile Survey reported that 47% of the people it interviewed said that their families didn’t have enough money to buy food in April. This was not a fair year for South Africa’s matrics. The final academic stretch is notoriously stressful and difficult – even at the best of times – but no […]
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On the tools of colonial conquest
In his book, Guns, Germs, and Steel (GGS), Jared Diamond notes that conquest instruments are guns, germs, and steel. Guns were used in the Anglo-Zulu war in 1879, where King Cetshwayo faced the British army. Even though the Zulu Nation won the Isandlwana battle, it lost the war because of guns. Cetshwayo was deposed and […]
Zionist Israel: 73 years of Apartheid occupation and oppression of Palestine
The global release of the B’Tselem Human Rights report that Israel is an Apartheid state hellbent on oppression, injustice and war crimes against Palestinians should be an eye-opener to the new Biden administration the US, the EU and all Zionist Israel’s allies. Over the past 73 years, since the unjust formation of the Zionist State […]
Season 2021 of ‘Survivor’ South Africa
Let’s face it, 2021, much to the dismay of millions of our people – seems to be a repeat of last year. Much of the same hangovers suffered last year carry over into the 2021 Season of ‘Surviving’ South Africa. Even though we welcomed this new decade, one year in and already South Africans (the […]
INNOVATION
Church and the fourth industrial revolution
As a young boy who was raised in the Lutheran Church, one of the things I had to contend with was the determination of...
EDUCATION
Live more for less, four strategies to maintain your lifestyle in...
Enjoying the day or night out with friends or family is always a great way to have fun and make memories, but it’s also...
ECONOMICS
Money isn’t the most powerful motivator
Most companies have unique methods for motivating people. When it’s done right this delivers an energised workforce, inspires progress and pushes teams to excel....
