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COVID-19, South Africa, and humility regarding scientific reasoning0
- Coronavirus Africa (Covid 19), Health Care, South Africa
- 18.03.2020.
Eusebius McKaiser (host of a show on South Africa’s Radio 702) and I were meant to be part of a public discussion at WiSER (based at Wits University) on COVID-19 and its social implications later this week. The conversation was in the end postponed – not because of health risks (although that is now an
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Xenophobia… South Africa’s call to support democracy in the region?0
- South Africa
- 16.10.2019.
The recent wave of violent attacks targeting foreign nationals living in South Africa has shattered the country’s reputation for tolerance and goodwill. The South African government has condemned these acts of violence but insisted that it was not xenophobia but acts of criminality. Many have blamed senior government officials for triggering the violence due to
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Mbeki Remembering Mugabe: Nostalgia and Talking Back at Blair0
- SADC, South Africa, Zimbabwe
- 25.09.2019.
South Africa’s former president Thabo Mbeki recently gave a relatively brief speech on the legacy of the late Robert Mugabe. He was speaking at a memorial service organized by the ruling African National Congress (ANC) in Durban, South Africa. Mbeki’s speech and probable future interviews on Mugabe was always going to be highly anticipated. Not
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Xenophobia in SA, Social Media’s Immediacy in Modifying African Behaviour0
- Africa, South Africa
- 16.09.2019.
This recent week, if I owned Facebook, Google or WhatsApp and sitting far, far away from South Africa, Southern Africa and Africa itself I would be crunching the data of those that use my applications in those parts of the world. Not literary mathematically crunching at it but waiting for the algorithms to give me
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South African Businesses Close As Zambian Students Protest Xenophobia0
- Africa, South Africa, Zambia
- 09.09.2019.
Dozens of South African businesses include banks, supermarkets and a television provider have been temporarily shut down in the Zambian capital Lusaka, as thousands of university students protest xenophobia taking place in South Africa. First National Bank (FNB), Shoprite, Multichoice (DStv), Hungry Lion, Barclays Bank, Pick N Pay and several other South African owned companies
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On Chief Justice Mogoeng calling for prayer in Parliament0
- South Africa
- 29.05.2019.
When the Judicial Service Commission hearings on Judge Mogoeng Mogoeng were being held, I expressed significant doubts regarding his suitability for the role of Chief Justice. Among my concerns were his views on homosexuality, his reasoning in certain judgments related to sexual assault, and of course, his religious views and whether they would impact on
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Ramaphosa, and the Soft Tyranny of Low Expectations0
- Democracy, Politics, South Africa
- 21.02.2018.
South African social media have been even more intemperate than usual since Cyril Ramaphosa was elected ANC leader – and yes, I realise how implausible that might sound. It nevertheless strikes me as true in light of the volume of comment I read calling for President Zuma’s head (sometimes quite literally), now that he was
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Cyril Ramaphosa and the Irrelevance of Adultery0
- Politics, South Africa
- 08.09.2017.
Those who think that politicians should be held to a higher moral standard than other influential people seem guilty of an inconsistency. The primary clue as to what should be expected of you is in your job title or description – if you’re a teacher, you should be judged on your teaching, and if you’re
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Zapiro and the rape of South Africa0
- Free Speech, Freedom of Expression, South Africa
- 18.04.2017.
If you are reading this, then you have likely seen today’s Zapiro cartoon. If you haven’t, you can see it on Daily Maverick. I’m not going to reproduce it here, both because I haven’t asked for permission to do so, and because some folk who I hope to engage via this post might think it’s
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Mandela Day and Sustainable Charity0
- South Africa
- 19.07.2016.
In November 2009, the United Nations General Assembly declared that 18 July should be commemorated as “Nelson Mandela International Day”, in recognition of his “struggle for democracy internationally and the promotion of a culture of peace”. It is unfortunately all too easy to imagine Mandela looking on in dismay at where we are in 2016,
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