The act of remembrance is the recognition of the futility of war and mourning the loss of men and women whose future ended too soon
South Africa
Posted inGeneral
Reconnecting with our interstellar family
This year has seen shift away from a policy of non-disclosure as more official statements reveal the extent of UFO activity
Posted inGeneral
Pilchards and cabbage on Christmas Day? Abantu bazothini?
Is there such a thing as dijo tsa makgowa and black people’s food? How traumas, insecurities, childhood doctrines and more influence what, how and when we eat
Posted inGeneral
The race for profits complicated racial identity in South Africa
There are Afrikaners with West African ancestry, blue-eyed amaMpondo, English amaZulu
Posted inNews/Politics
Happy anniversary to the EFF, which dared to rock the political status quo
As the Economic Freedom Fighters we have been crazy enough to think that we can change the world — and we surely will, writes Sihle Lonzi
Posted inGeneral
Exposing the myth of the mbokodo women
Women are expected to be able be superwomen, but some struggle, particularly if they have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, which is often undiagnosed
Posted inEquality
Where is the compassion for the African immigrant?
The African immigrant is an investment in our country. And not all are interested in a job but rather in self-employment
Posted inNews/Politics
Clean-up after South Africa’s violence reveals a deeper rot
Is a system that leaves people with nothing left to lose in any way worth supporting?
Posted inNews/Politics
Our responses to social unrest and structural uncertainty are not enough
Social protection strategies that emphasise systemic responses only to ‘livelihood shocks and uncertainties’ hardly take into account the ways in which poverty and unemployment are produced and reproduced in South Africa
Posted inBusiness
Active steps to ensure our cities’ social and economic sustainability need to be taken now
Waiting until we emerge from this pandemic will only perpetuate our problems
Posted inGeneral
How to share a karmenaadjie
An Afrikaner living abroad finds a trip home sets loose thoughts about land, farming, killing and sharing
Posted inHealth
Covid-19: Fast and furious like a runaway car
But we need to take care of the metaphors we use to describe the pandemic