Right now, government is borrowing at a rate of R2.1 billion per day. Mike van der Westhuizen, Portfolio Manager, Citadel – 28 October 2020 The June Supplementary Budget had already made it clear that South Africa was in a dire financial state. So, from that perspective, Finance Minister Tito Mboweni’s Medium Term Budget Policy […]
Problematic assumptions raise questions about South Africa’s new land reform plan
Ben Cousins, Emeritus Professor, Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape – 26 October 2020 The South African government recently announced a plan to allocate 700,000 hectares of state land to black farmers. Exactly how many farms and beneficiaries this will involve is unclear. But there’s a huge amount wrong with the […]
Sneaking in more power for the failing state
Aspects of the plan go far beyond emergency relief to aid ‘recovery’. They are designed to increase the power of the state to bring about ‘reconstruction’ in furtherance of the national democratic revolution. By John Kane-Berman, Daily Friend – 26 October 2020 In one respect at least, the government’s latest economic plan is a vast […]
Zondo Recusal Application: More political than legal move
Pierre de Vos, Constitutionally Speaking – 30 September 2020 Earlier this week former President Jacob Zuma’s legal team sent a letter to the State Capture Commission, indicating that they intend to launch an application for the recusal of Deputy Chief Justice (DCJ) Raymond Zondo as chair of the Commission, and announcing that Zuma will take no […]
News, Politics & Opinion
To Prosecute Independently or Not – That is the Question
By Adv Jacques du Preez, CEO of the FW de Klerk Foundation 28 October 2020 Prosecutors play a … [Read More...]
Failure of the ‘transformation agenda’ in SA
The Western Cape DA-led provincial government must be more than just administratively efficient, it … [Read More...]
Cuban automated shooting training for Military Skills Development volunteers
It takes a whole Cuban army to train the SANDF and only one retired Israeli soldier to train the … [Read More...]
Open letter to President Ramaphosa – SAAI
12 August 2020 Dear Pres. Ramaphosa Your open letter earlier today to South Africans in general … [Read More...]
Finance
An individual cannot save SA – Moeletsi Mbeki
27 October 2020 You know a country is in deep trouble when you think an … [Read More...]
Rescue your retirement, break the chains of Regulation 28 and prosper!
by Magnus Heystek, Brenthurst Wealth 21 October 2020 It's rather ironic that I … [Read More...]
South Africa’s departing elites: a critical warning sign
By Gerbrandt van Heerden, The Daily Friend 10 October 2020 The past decade has … [Read More...]
Science & Technology
New fossil tracks belonging to human ancestors found in South Africa
Charles Helm, Research Associate, African Centre for Coastal Palaeoscience, … [Read More...]
How much do our genes restrict free will?
Social media algorithms, artificial intelligence, and our own genetics are among … [Read More...]
Interesting
Dust in the atmosphere is a sign of trouble in South Africa’s maize fields
The University of Pretoria is currently examining whether dust sources carry a … [Read More...]
Brain scientists still not able to find major differences between male and female brains
Ari Berkowitz, Presidential Professor of Biology; Director, Cellular & … [Read More...]
Is it rational to trust your gut feelings? A neuroscientist explains
Valerie van Mulukom, Research Associate in Psychology, Coventry … [Read More...]
Nature & Animal Chat
The lovable Cape white-eye
The Cape white-eye (Zosterops virens) is a monogamous small passerine bird in … [Read More...]
How to stroke a cat, according to science
Lauren Finka, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Nottingham Trent University Many … [Read More...]
Great Dog Grooming Tips
ASPCA Ever watched your dog roll on the ground, lick her coat or chew at her … [Read More...]
Lifestyle and The Arts
October in the Garden
Life is a Garden October is the month of flowering profusion with the queen of … [Read More...]
Childhood trauma and its lasting effects
Arash Javanbakht, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Wayne State … [Read More...]
History and Biographies
Glencairn, the early years
Glencairn and the Else (also referred to as Els) river valley are … [Read More...]
Simon’s Town, looking back
CLICK on the photographs above to view our different slideshows The history … [Read More...]
Sun Tzu and the ‘Art of War’
The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting During … [Read More...]
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