By Jonathan Katzenellenbogen, Daily Friend – 1 December 2021 For South Africa in 2022 the overriding force in politics will be the continued decline of the ANC. The signs of demise are everywhere – achieving only 46 percent at the local polls, failing policies, run-down cities, and collapsing state-owned enterprises. Attempts at prediction often fall […]
The new coronavirus variant Omicron (B.1.1.529) and what we know so far
B.1.1.529 has a genetic profile very different from other circulating variants of interest and concern – it does not seem to be a “daughter of delta” or “grandson of beta” but rather represents a new lineage of SARS-CoV-2. The spike protein alone has over 30 mutations – important as the spike protein is what makes […]
What COP26 means for South Africa
The governments of South Africa, France, Germany, the United Kingdom and the United States of America, along with the European Union, have announced a new ambitious, long-term Just Energy Transition Partnership to support South Africa’s decarbonisation efforts. The Partnership aims to accelerate the decarbonisation of South Africa’s economy, with a focus on the electricity system, […]
The Absolute Hypocrisy of Politicking
HYPOCRISY – a person who feigns some desirable or publicly approved attitude, especially one whose private life, opinions, or statements belie his or her public statements. GoSouth – 20 October 2021 As we head for elections and the DA boast endlessly about their ‘wonderful governance’, many in the City of Cape Town do not agree […]
News, Politics & Opinion
South Africa’s Election Conundrum
Jonathan Katzenellenbogen, Daily Friend -27 October, 2021 The ANC does extraordinarily well at the … [Read More...]
SANDF by the Numbers
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South Africa’s new Speaker of parliament has sparked controversy – for good reason
Hugh Corder, Professor of Public Law, University of Cape Town - 25 August 2021 On Thursday 19 … [Read More...]
Finance
How China combined authoritarianism with capitalism to create a new communism
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South Africa has rebased its gross domestic product (GDP). The how and the why
Manoel Bittencourt, Professor of Economics, University of Pretoria - 3 September … [Read More...]
Science & Technology
Breakthrough malaria vaccine offers to reinvigorate the fight against the disease
Eunice Anyango Owino, Medical Entomologist at the School of Biological Sciences, … [Read More...]
3D-printed rocket engines: the technology driving the private sector space race
Oliver Hitchens, PhD Candidate, Department of Electrical and Electronic … [Read More...]
Interesting
First dictionary of South Africa’s Kaaps language launched – why it matters
29 August 2021 It’s been in existence since the 1500s but the Kaaps language, … [Read More...]
When did humans start experimenting with alcohol and drugs?
Nicholas R. Longrich, Senior Lecturer in Evolutionary Biology and Paleontology, … [Read More...]
Nature & Animal Chat
Fleas and Ticks on your Dogs and Cats
ASPCA Fleas and ticks are two of the most frequent pet care concerns. While … [Read More...]
Naja nivea, the CAPE COBRA
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What Greenland’s record-breaking rain means for the planet
Willow Hallgren, Adjunct Research Fellow, Centre for Planetary Health and Food … [Read More...]
Lifestyle Art
Tick Bite Fever in South Africa
Tick bite fever (rickettsia) is a bacterial infection transmitted in the saliva … [Read More...]
Scat, Jazz and the Velvet of ELLA FITZGERALD
“I owe Marilyn Monroe a real debt. It was because of her that I played the … [Read More...]
History and Biographies
BARNEY RACHABANE, South Africa’s little giant who took an epic jazz journey
Chatradari Devroop, Associate professor, University of KwaZulu-Natal 23 November … [Read More...]
South Africa’s bandit slaves and the rock art of resistance
Sam Challis, Senior Researcher, University of the Witwatersrand and Brent … [Read More...]
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