Rush to open mines leaves foul stain on recovery drive
16 April 2020 Markets’ richest families play in being prioritised One of the biggest lessons from philosopher Emmanuel Kant is what decisions or values we would... Read more.
Flattening the curve without flattening the SA economy
19 April 2020 Our situation requires is a delicate balancing act One of the worst outcomes of the current coronavirus onslaught will be the failure not only to flatten... Read more.
Ramaphosa’s appointed moment has just arrived
Can you imagine if Zuma was our president now? THE notions that “everything happens for a reason” and or that “at appointed times” certain things “will... Read more.
Viljoen has blood on his hands, Mr President!
5 April 2020 It was under Viljoen’s command that soldiers invaded townships to kill black people The thing about President Cyril Ramaphosa is that he is a very... Read more.
Ignorance of defiant may be our undoing
29 March 2020 Spain a cautionary tale of what we could face if we don’t take lockdown seriously “My people perish for a lack of knowledge,” reads The Word... Read more.
When the best might sadly not be enough
22 March 2020 Let’s say a prayer for selfless civil servants who must help flatten the corona curve THE thing about working on Jan Smuts Avenue, in the heart of... Read more.
Witchcraft comment not enough to get JJ taken off air
15 March 2020 Danger of self-censorship in reflections on society South African television, like the rest of our media (if not major economic players), must contend... Read more.
Panic Nation: how the mind can wreak havoc amid virus
8 March 2020 Coronavirus has country gripped in uncertainty In what appeared a futile bid to jettison irrational fear of how the Coronavirus might affect Zimbabwe,... Read more.
We need a transformative and entrepreneurial State for growth
1 March 2020 Imitation is not a bad thing in technological terms In any study of how certain economies experience meaningful rapid economic growth, led by innovating... Read more.
Clowns, klaps, penguins make parliament more fun
23 February 2020 Comic relief does not detract from serious discourse we need to move SA forward As our parliament descended into the pits following the state of... Read more.
