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6 February 2022 - It’s tempting to think the digital age might yet foster open-mindedness on a scale that preceding technologies were incapable of sustaining. ...

27 September 2021 - Every now and then a small thing casts light on something altogether larger, and arguably grander.

The first 30 years of Apartheid as a mirror for ANC rule: Andrew Kenny - Biznews

Apartheid essentially began in May 1948 when the National Party won the whites-only general election (on seats, not on total votes). It eventually set up a ...

1 April 2022 - In our immensely cynical age, it is a well-worn cliché to declare that ‘history is written by the victors’, often said by people trying to come ...

17 October 2022 - The institution by Dis-Chem CEO Ivan Saltzman of a “moratorium” on the appointment or promotion of white candidates has predictably sparked ...

Land and race: SA’s untold story – Andrew Kenny - Biznews

The land question has been brought up by several new MPs sworn in last week.

South Africa’s name changes: Triumphalism or pragmatic neutrality? – Ivo Vegter - Biznews

Renaming building, streets, towns and cities is little more than cheap triumphalism that continues to divide South Africa.

Christ, Khayyam and the paradoxes of peace: How hatred stems from religion and literature – Andrew Kenny - Biznews

Tomorrow is the New Year, and today is a time to ponder. Has 2023 been an exceptionally horrible year? Probably not, I suppose, although it seems like it. And ...

Are we getting more stupid? Human intelligence through history: Andrew Kenny - Biznews

Is the human race becoming more stupid? Much evidence points that way when you look at the works and thoughts of our ancestors and compare them with our own.

MICHAEL MORRIS: From Grosvenor castaways to Gaza, false certainties come at high cost - Business Day

Recent holiday reading took me back to some of the most enthralling episodes of my 1970s childhood, hiking the Wild Coast with my late father and elder ...