This year alone our 35 ministers and 37 deputy ministers will earn R163.5 million and over R510.5 million over the medium-term. by Desiree van der Walt MP – DA Shadow Minister of Public Administration 20 May 2018 Today, together with my colleagues, DA Chief Whip, John Steenhuisen MP and DA Shadow Deputy Minister in the Presidency, Yusuf Cassim […]
South Africa’s reading crisis: focus on the root cause, not the peripherals
Ingrid Willenberg, Senior Lecturer in Education, Australian Catholic University Nearly a quarter of a century into democracy, four presidents and several curricular revisions later, South Africa … [Read More...]
How a deal with provincial strongmen is haunting the ruling ANC
Steven Friedman, Professor of Political Studies, University of Johannesburg Last year South Africa’s governing African National Congress (ANC) elected a new leadership which was the result of a … [Read More...]
South Africa needs to box clever in its David versus Goliath duel with Trump
John J Stremlau, 2017 Bradlow Fellow at SA Institute of International Affairs, Visiting Professor of International Relations, University of the Witwatersrand Recent actions by US President Donald … [Read More...]
News, Politics & Opinion
Ramaphosa and the ANC give direction on expropriation without compensation
Tshidi Madia in Boksburg, News24 - 19 May 2018 The ANC must explore all options in order to bring about meaningful restitution, redistribution and tenure reform in South Africa. This is … [Read More...]
Growing Western Cape protests show citizens expect greater accountability
The Western Cape, the second wealthiest province in South Africa after Gauteng, is the only one governed by the opposition Democratic Alliance (DA). The party won control of the province in … [Read More...]
Farm murders and ECW in the spotlight on Fox News
Issued by Ernst Roets, Deputy CEO, AfriForum, 16 May 2018 Fox News, the largest television news channel in the USA, aired an interview with Ernst Roets, Deputy CEO of AfriForum, last night … [Read More...]
Guatemala opens embassy in Jerusalem, two days after U.S. move
Jeffrey Heller and Dan Williams, JERUSALEM - REUTERS, 16 May 2018 Guatemala opened an embassy in Jerusalem on Wednesday, two days after the United States inaugurated its new site in the contested … [Read More...]
Time to rethink what’s meant by “mother tongue” education
Lara-Stephanie Krause, PhD Student School of Languages and Literatures, UCT The issue of mother tongue education has been fiercely but sporadically debated in South Africa since 1994. … [Read More...]
Finance
Mkhize: 87 municipalities ‘dysfunctional’, require urgent intervention
Paul Herman, News24 15 May 2018 Cooperative Governance and … [Read More...]
Building Competitive Economies in Africa
In 2013 I was tasked to get offers of ‘T’ shirts for the MDC – Zimbabwean … [Read More...]
Interesting
Is it rational to trust your gut feelings? A neuroscientist explains
Valerie van Mulukom, Research Associate in Psychology, Coventry … [Read More...]
You smell with your body, not just your nose
How many different scents do you think you can smell? Could olfactory receptors … [Read More...]
Science & Technology
Signs of water plumes boost chances of finding life on Jupiter’s moon Europa
Andrew Coates, Professor of Physics, Deputy Director (Solar System) at the … [Read More...]
In an interplanetary first, NASA to fly a helicopter on Mars
WASHINGTON, REUTERS - 13May 2018 NASA said on … [Read More...]
Sport
Zlatan to Visit World Cup but won’t be Playing
Were you looking forward to Zlatan playing in World Cup 2018? The spectacular … [Read More...]
Top 6 favorites to win world cup in Russia
As the Fifa World Cup 2018 is approaching, the hype and excitement in the … [Read More...]
Russia’s 2018 World Cup stadium looks suspiciously like the FNB Stadium
Football is nothing short of a religion, and most fans can vouch for it. … [Read More...]
Music, Movies & Art
May dvd Releases
THE SHAPE OF WATER Adventure, Drama, Fantasy Elisa is a mute, … [Read More...]
Nature & Animal Chat
Does your cat have too much Freedom?
by Barbara George, Tellington Ttouch Behaviourist Cats are considered as … [Read More...]
Babies and pets – a guide for new parents
Emily Birch, Research Fellow in Human Canine Interactions, Nottingham Trent … [Read More...]
Birds migrate to escape disease
Emily O'Connor, Postdoctoral Fellow, Molecular Ecology and Evolution … [Read More...]
Lifestyle ~ Health and Home
Modern Fence Designs
by Janice Anderssen Home-Dzine As an alternative to brick, … [Read More...]
Sugars in mother’s milk help shape baby’s microbiome and ward off infection
Steven Townsend, Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Vanderbilt … [Read More...]
History and Biographies
Tom Wolfe elevated journalism into enduring literature
William McKeen, Professor and Chair, Department of Journalism, Boston … [Read More...]
Everyone knows about Karl Marx, but what about Friedrich Engels?
Terrell Carver, Professor of Political Theory, University of … [Read More...]
The Mad Monk, RASPUTIN
There is uncertainty over much of Rasputin's life and the degree of influence … [Read More...]
