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National Health Insurance will be a disaster unless there is clarity on funding
National Healthcare Insurance, or NHI, is a system designed to promote equity amongst all South Africans, regardless of their socio-economic status, with regard to access to quality, effective and efficient…
Who Gets To Define Racism?
In our current global political climate, it is often said that white people should not determine what is and what is not racist. We have heard this narrative on television,…
#MenAreTrash and the Oppressive (Wo)man-Babies
I have just read a public statement by PASMA (Pan-African Student Movement of Azania) at the University of Cape Town (UCT). The statement announces the suspension of one of its…
South Africa’s oppressive banking system and why you need to buy Bitcoin now
If you’re like most working people, you get a salary in rands every month and you use this to meet you and your family’s needs and some of your wants.…
Mbete and the Secret Ballot
One is tempted to assert that last week’s jubilation by opposition parties - after the Constitutional Court judgement that the Speaker of Parliament has the discretion to rule on a…
Obsessing over Economic Growth
This is a response to an op-ed about economic growth that seems extremely confused about what economic growth is in the first place. The glaring overall errors have been dealt…
Liberalism, Intolerance and University Society in South Africa
Liberalism is an ideology that the university society of South Africa stands to benefit from. Having the values of this ideology woven into the social fabric of our university societies…
Join the recycling revolution for liberty!
The ideas of liberty have developed over the past decade into a full social movement. Relentless work from people from all over the world has challenged the status quo of…
The “White Privilege” Narrative Has No Legs To Stand On Anymore
Level-headed and politically-conscious individuals around the world of all races, but in South Africa in particular, should all be aware of the phenomenon of 'white privilege' by now. White South…
On Salvation, Colonisation and Machiavelli
My first year of study at the University of the Witwatersrand in 1964 was as a part time Bachelor of Commerce student. One of our courses was English Literature (ordinary).…