Human Settlements Minister Lindiwe Sisulu wants to end to free government housing.
“Somebody has to have the courage to say this is not what we intended,” she said. Free housing was not in the Freedom Charter, which talked of there … Read the rest
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New biography shows Merkel close to communists
The pro-American publication Der Spiegel says a new biography on Angela Merkel’s life in East Germany shows she was closer to the communist apparatus and its ideology than previously thought.
Published this week and written by journalists Günther Lachmann and Ralf … Read the rest
Why America needs war
Wars are a terrible waste of lives and resources, and for that reason most people are in principle opposed to wars, writes historian and political scientist Jacques Pauwels.
The American President, on the other hand, seems to love war. Why? … Read the rest
Ethnic cleansing is coming to Ukraine
Ethnic cleansing is coming to Ukraine.
Global chessboard enthusiast Zbigniew Brzezinski has a plan for Ukraine. In a recent speech to the Woodrow Wilson Center, excerpted by the Atlantic Council, he argues forcefully in favor of the United States providing … Read the rest
Washington isolating itself says German analyst
Christoph R. Horstel, government consultant and publicist, based in Germany, discusses the situation in Ukraine.
On June, 20 Ukraine’s recently elected president, Petro Poroshenko, ordered a unilateral ceasefire between government-backed forces and independence supporters in the east until June, 27 … Read the rest
Rape now almost as common in Sweden as in South Africa
As a result of immigration and government cover-ups, rape statistics in Sweden have shot through the roof. Sweden is the only industrial country that gets anywhere near South Africa, the so-called “rape capital of the world”.
According to international rape … Read the rest
Mass surveillance destroys the economy
Privacy is a prerequisite for a prosperous economy. Four ways that mass surveillance hurts the US economy.
The Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario, Canada – Ann Cavoukian, Ph.D. – noted last month:
Privacy is Essential to … Prosperity and Well-Being… Read the rest
From the pages of Orwell and 1984
By Wayne Madsen.
«Oceania was at war with Eurasia: therefore Oceania had always been at war with Eurasia. The enemy of the moment always represented absolute evil, and it followed that any past or future agreement with him was impossible». … Read the rest
Asset management faces a revolution
A recent report from KPMG claims the next 15 years could produce something of a revolution.
In the paper, titled “Investing in the Future”, KPMG describes how the world of investment management is likely to change by 2030.
The investment management industry … Read the rest
Are cars in SA too pricey?
On the face of it, and certainly the emotional response will always be a resounding yes!
While SA seems expensive it may be because we are basing our opinions on misguided ramblings of people who have not done their research.… Read the rest
East, West, which one is best?
We have written quite a few times on our Afrikaans site about the trend in the car world for car makers to reduce the size of their egines. This is motivated not only by technologicial advances, but also by the … Read the rest
Class-based affirmative action?
The US Supreme Court in April upheld Michigan’s ban on race-based affirmative action in university admissions.
Indeed, affirmative action as we know it is probably doomed: voters have banned it at universities in at least eight states, and four more … Read the rest
Narcissists nail job interviews
We all remember from Greek myths about the guy Narcissus, who fell in love with his own reflection, how unpleasant and hard such people are to deal with, especially at work – they believe they are the center of the … Read the rest
RIP Nelson Mandela
Nelson Mandela Muntz, the main bully in The Simpsons.
By Brian Goldfarb.
Ben Cohen has written a most perceptive remembrance of Nelson Mandela on 5 December, the day he died, in The Algemeiner. Before quoting some of that, I’d like to add … Read the rest