A recession is inevitable for any economy that faces an immense decline. This fact can be scary for people who have experienced it before, and those who haven’t.
What is a recession?
Put simply, a recession occurs when the economy … Read the rest
A ‘graffiti’ wall reveals women’s stories from the Anglo-Boer War
About 80km east of Pretoria in South Africa, near the town of Bronkhorstspruit, there’s a rocky outcrop in a secluded ravine in the countryside. There’s nothing remarkable about this outcrop – which has, over … Read the rest
Rolex: A Collection Must-Have
With more than a century under its belt, Rolex has become a staple name in the field of luxury watch manufacturers. The mystique that comes with the name Rolex has only increased people’s interest in the brand. The manufacturer keeps … Read the rest
South African Medical Association objects to imported Cuban doctors
Pretoria – The South African Medical Association (Sama) has criticised the government for bringing in just over 200 Cuban medical experts to help South Africa’s fight against the coronavirus, arguing that the government should have exhausted local expertise first.
Sama … Read the rest
Coronavirus has hit South African sport
South Africa is one of the most sports-crazy countries in the world. Until a month ago, no-one could have predicted the devastating effect that the coronavirus would have on the country’s normally lively sports calendar. Not only has the popular … Read the rest
French coronavirus patients sent to Germany, Luxembourg by helicopter
STRASBOURG, France – Medical workers dressed head-to-toe in protective gear emerge from Strasbourg university hospital, push a coronavirus patient on a wheeled stretcher across the parking lot, load the patient into a helicopter, then retreat as the aircraft lifts off.… Read the rest
Video: No ubuntu from South Africa’s black billionaires
From midnight on 26 March, South Africa will be in lockdown due to the coronavirus, with many small businesses suffering. Two white billionaires, Nicky Oppenheimer and Johann Rupert, have stepped up to the plate and donated R1 billion each to … Read the rest
Italy records another 800 deaths in a day
The Italian region of Lombardy has introduced stricter measures in a bid to tackle the spread of coronavirus.
Under the new rules announced late on Saturday, sport and physical activity outside, even individually, is banned. Using vending machines is forbidden.… Read the rest
French flee from Paris to the countryside
PARIS – Parisians thronged the city’s rail stations and took to the highway early on Tuesday to escape the French capital before a lockdown imposed to slow the rate of coronavirus contagion kicked in at midday.
The Paris exodus drew … Read the rest
FW de Klerk Foundation kow-tows to its critics after ‘apartheid statement’
The FW de Klerk Foundation has completely retracted its previous statement that characterising “apartheid” as a “crime against humanity… was, and remains, an ‘agitprop’ project initiated by the Soviets and their ANC/SACP allies to stigmatise white South Africans” (see below).
What’s affirmative about affirmative action?
“Cadre employment must stop and an effective civil service must be built up by appointing competent people. Officials and managers at all three levels of government should possess the correct financial and technical skills for the job.” So declared president … Read the rest
Cuban human rights not so ‘sexy’, Marita van der Vyfer
South African author Marita van der Vyfer has stated in an interview that “Cuba is the only place on earth where communism is still colourful and sexy”. However, according to Human Rights Watch, Cuba is still behaving very much like … Read the rest
Littering in South Africa is the expression of wider selfish – and costly — culture
Roger Southall, University of the Witwatersrand
It is common when municipal workers go on strike in South Africa to resort to upturning garbage cans and strewing litter around city centres. Their message is clear: we may be at the … Read the rest
Anthony Turton: How BEE de-industrialised South Africa
In the closing weeks of 2019, South Africa reached Stage 6 load-shedding. This is uncharted territory, so let’s unpack it a little.
Some years ago I wrote about a startling fact that few were interested in at that time. That … Read the rest