The oral tradition, which has numerous functions in society, needs to be preserved for future generations
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Revisiting an old favourite in the new Star Trek: Discovery
Viewers will find in the series an exemplar of the exploration of forms of otherness most people have never dreamed of, as well as of divergent ways to act in unison
Why money cannot buy us freedom
We must invent a humane world in which to live and die with dignity. This entails both an economics and a consciousness of black freedom
The paradox of customary marriages
Just because they are performed differently from civil unions does not mean they don’t come with the same responsibilities — people just don’t know it
Is the Cape Chamber of Commerce and Industry in self-isolation?
The president of the Cape Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Janine Myburgh, is disingenuous, and dangerous, in her casual comments on nuclear power
Socrates and philosophy: Not honouring the gods of the city
Conflicting messages about the pandemic beg us to go the way of philosophers and examine every claim to validity or truth, particularly with regard to evidence.
The recklessness of relative truths
Democracy isn’t possible without some consensus on what constitutes valid knowledge
‘We grabbed him by the vote’
Although Trumpism has been stalled, the conditions for conservatism remain
Us paradoxical humans: Embrace it at a time of possible mass deception
Even if most of the time we toe the conventional line there are some circumstances, such as during a so-called pandemic, when we must say, thus far but no further
China’s long, unfinished 20th century and its global implications
By 2050, China is predicted to have an economy twice the size of the US economy. What will this shift in power mean for trade and international relations?
The prevailing myth of Afrikaner self-reliance
Reading the visual and aural codes of the song ‘Ons Sal Self’ reveals more about some Afrikaners than Afrikaners may be comfortable with
Domestic energy consumers are not given a seat at the table, we are the meal on which others feast
When Eskom is load-shedding, we still pay for the power it was unable to provide to us. Domestic electricity self-generation is the answer
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