Columns
‘A bird with only one wing’ The War Veteran Issue: A Reflection
AS the old adage goes: the postman doesn’t write the letters, he only delivers them. [more]
With Plan C In The City That Never Sleeps
NEW York City is without doubt an American city, encompassing the values of freedom and individual liberty that have made the United States become a leading global power. It’s architecture, with the iconic Empire State Building...[more]
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MONEY is being used to enrich other people. – Adam Mbaisako, a community activist, said about their planned demonstrations in the foreseeable future to demand better and transparent service delivery from the local municipality.[more]
Chasing the dots ... Technocrappery
TODAY grade 12 students are hit with that reality that many of us have endured, the exam results as we ceased to be school kids and entered that adulterous phase of life having survived infancy and the pain of teenaging![more]
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THE fact that you come from difficult circumstances to me says you stand a better chance of enduring and succeeding because you’ve already proven you have strength... you’ve already been through it. – Oprah Winfrey, founder of...[more]
African Farmers Are Desperate For Change
THE use of GM (genetically modified) food crops is a highly emotive issue. [more]
Africa’s Stolen History
NAIROBI – The news that Yale University has agreed to return thousands of artefacts that one of its researchers took from Peru in 1911 reminded me of a party that I attended recently – one that I had to leave prematurely.[more]
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BUT there are a number of people who approach our offices after hearing that we are constructing a railway line and we refer them to the company doing the work. – Director of railway affairs in Ministry of Works and Transport...[more]
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IF THE present government reduced its own bloated budget, curbed the outrageous salaries and perks of parliamentarians, state governors, and local government officials - that would yield an additional hundreds of millions if not...[more]
Political Perspective
THE current trend for various African heads of state, including our own President Hifikepunye Pohamba, to call for a continental (pan-African) government, is, in my view, hypocritical. It’s populist, yet at the same time...[more]
Power To The People
GOVERNANCE, or rather a shoddy variation thereof, combined with growing deficits in social and welfare delivery have now become commonplace in every diagnosis on the health of our country.[more]
We Seem To Know What We Don’t Know
AS a point of departure, let me offer my apology to all geographers, geologists, biologists, chemists and geo-physicists for trespassing. [more]
On Travel Between Continents
DURING a hectic festive season, with visits to London and Brussels, marking scripts and submitting marks, I managed to sneak off on Monday, 9 January on Delta 9430 at 10h20 with a transit in Amsterdam before my final destination,...[more]
Cry The Beloved Country
PEOPLE no longer become ashamed or show sympathy in this country, it seems. They only get angry and aggressive when caught out or when dubious deals are questioned.[more]
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I FEEL like there is no political party that represents our generation, actually if nothing changes before the next election, I’m not voting ANC. I’m not going to vote for something I don’t believe in. – Mpho Biko, 18-year-old...[more]
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IF YOU are a husband and you see your wife buying underwear from the flea market, you would have failed. If I was your in-law, I would take my daughter and urge you to first put your house in order if you still want her back. –...[more]
Chasing the dots ... Revolve, Evolve or Dissolve
I SAT reflecting on the world with a kaleidoscope of conflicting thoughts, ably assisted with my normal libation (several!) and occasional brief showers giving false hope of a decent downpour. [more]
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TO OUR church leaders we say stop cashing in on God’s people, live what you preach and help our society restore Godliness and morality to public life. Be men and women of God, not men and women of gold. [more]