Irreverence
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Politics, economics, science, scepticism
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7 Myths about the SA Economy, Courtesy of the SACP
Jeremy Cronin and Blade Nzimande have published a piece on Politicsweb that seeks to debunk what they see as the key misconceptions that contribute to the perception of economic stability in South Africa. Despite the communist buff, they make a few valid observations though the piece’s real value
Proposition 8: The Musical
I always ask myself WWNPHD?
The Matrix vs Carl Sagan
I have always thought that Hugo Weaving must have been channeling Carl Sagan for his voice in the matrix. I finally have proof.
Mbeki Policies Resonsible For 330 000 AIDS Deaths
M&G is reporting the results of a recent study that estimates the extent of unnecessary AIDS-related deaths during the Thabo Mbeki/Manto Tshabalala-Msimang years of HIV/AIDS denial to be as high as 330 000 South Africans. The study, published by the Harvard School of Public Health in the Journal
Martin Johnson Takes a Beating
Whenever I hear a South African sportman or coach complaining about their harsh treatment in the media I always think how these protected prima donnas would handle the heat of some of the overseas press. The UK press has a reputation for their caustic style and it was
In Defense of Intellectualism
The past 8 years have not been kind to those of an intellectual nature, especially if you happened to live within the 50 states supposedly so united. During the Bush administration (and perhaps for some time before this) pretensions of intellect were often met with suspicion and more
A Cynical Shambles?
In this week’s edition, The Economist damningly highlights the questionable direction that South Africa’s foreign policy has taken in recent years. Citing continued pussy-footing around Zimbabwe despite a change of leadership, our despotic voting record at the UN and the leadership’s general penchant for “cosying up to nasty
DA to Relaunch on Saturday
In what is proving to be a particularly fresh and invigorating political spring season, the DA has announced that it will relaunch the party on Constitution Hill in Johannesburg this Saturday. The objective of the relaunch is to reposition the party from opposition to participant in government, a
Cute
“When he spoke, he never moved an arm or a finger: he had killed his puppet.” Paul Valery, La Soirée avec Monsieur Teste Listen: The Olivia Tremor Control - Paranormal Echoes Winter Gloves - Factories The Shaky Hands - We Are Young Arizona - The Glowing Bird
Our Farthest Outpost Around The Sun
For some time I have been following the Cassini spacecraft in it’s many intriguing flybys and experiments around the Saturn system. Cassini–Huygens is a joint NASA/ESA/ASI robotic spacecraft mission currently studying the planet Saturn and its moons. The spacecraft consists of two main elements: the NASA Cassini orbiter,