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Springboks World Cup success is not a panacea for South Africa’s racial problem
With the euphoria arising from Springboks victory over England in the final of the Rugby World Cup final tailing off, now would be an appropriate time to reflect on the reaction to the victory and what it tells us about the complex issue of race. To recap, on 2 November 2019, the South African rugby team […]
The real case for cultural affairs and sport in the Western Cape
Who can forget the incredible feeling of winning the Rugby World Cup in 1995 or the African Cup of Nations in 1996? The euphoria of hosting the Soccer World Cup in 2010 united every South African despite class, race, creed or background. As a country we epitomised unity in diversity. Sports has the ability to […]
The potency of sport in uniting nations
The euphoria of having qualified for the first time since 2013 for the African Cup of Nations 2019 (AFCON) in Egypt had hardly worn off; and the headline hit me: President rewards Taifa Stars’ players with land for their second ever AFCON qualification! President John Magufuli was expressing gratitude to his national team, after their […]
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The Trump Impeachment
Having trouble making sense of the impeachment of President Trump? Many Americans are. God knows what people outside the United States make of it. What is it all about? It’s about politics, of course, and power. And money. The Democrats want to call witnesses to the Senate trial who they chose not to call during […]
Active citizenry must be developed
The African National Congress’s (ANC) January 8 Statement for 2020 lists a number of priorities for the ruling party to deliver on in 2020. The first on the list emphasises and talks to citizens holding political office bearers (politicians) accountable. This is mentioned in relation to the loss of the public confidence and trust in […]
The President’s people are failing to put him together again
A campaign speech. This was the consensus reached by analysts of Donald Trump’s 2020 speech to the World Economic Forum in Davos. His second attendance to the gathering in the Swiss resort, the 45th president of the United States used the opportunity to report back to the investment world on what great progress he and […]
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We’ve had robot workers for years, it’s time to focus on...
If you analyse the work most knowledge workers perform, it is repetitive. The decisions they have to make, and the actions they take are...
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The assassination of Soleimani has a huge cost for America
Despite conflicting official statements by the Trump administration about the reason behind its decision to target Iran's most celebrated military official, the U.S. is adamant...
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Young wealthy people are ditching philanthropy for impact investing
Traditionally, when high net-worth individuals (HNWIs) want to make a difference in the world, they put their money into philanthropic endeavours. But philanthropy has...
