How The West Was Lost
(Politics)
In the cavitations of the grizzly Eugene TerreBlanche murder you might think an article on socialised Health Care in the United States is rather arbitrary. It probably is. But, I [...]
Read More- Posted on 14th Apr 2010
by Jerome Mitchell - 3 comments
Cutting Defense Spending Won’t Just Hurt Gordon Brown, It’ll Hurt Britain Too
(Politics)
James Jackson writes from London..
With all the finesse of natural born fraudsters, British politicians of whatever party are preparing the ground for swinging cuts to our national defense. Somehow, we [...]
- Posted on 14th Apr 2010
by Guest Contribution - 0 comments
SAIRR Press Statement
(Politics)
Statement by the South African Institute of Race Relations on the ramifications of the killing of Eugène Terre’Blanche – 6th April 2010
Racial tensions in the country appear to have increased [...]
- Posted on 12th Apr 2010
by Guest Contribution - 3 comments
Live By The Vote, Die By The Panga
(Politics)
On April 27th 1994 South Africa held its first election based on universal suffrage and thus affected a peaceful transfer of power to the African National Congress led by Nelson [...]
Read More- Posted on 12th Apr 2010
by Hannes Wessels - 4 comments
The Summer Of Our Discontent
(Politics)
“Everything is about politics,” said the late Helen Suzman. And, yes, it is, which is why it is impossible to review commerce, businesses and the economy while pretending that the [...]
Read More- Posted on 9th Apr 2010
by David Gleason - 3 comments
UK: Could a Real Politician Please Stand Up
(Politics)
James Jackson writes from London..
“You have the charisma of a damp rag and the appearance of a low-grade bank clerk.”
That was only part of the recent verbal attack mounted by [...]
- Posted on 1st Apr 2010
by Guest Contribution - 1 comments
Howzit, My China?!
(Economics)
Picture a train. Up front we have our Big Boy locomotive, representing the infallible US. Unbeknownst to the economic convoy that follows, our loco enters a dark tunnel of financial [...]
Read More- Posted on 24th Mar 2010
by Derrick Carolin - 1 comments
Whites To The Rescue!
(Politics)
The Economist traditionally treads lightly when it might be courting controversy particularly on matters of race so their leader on Haiti recently was enlightening. In a bid to proffer a [...]
Read More- Posted on 24th Mar 2010
by Hannes Wessels - 5 comments
Obama’s Financial Puppet Show
(Finance)
The economic debate rages on – how fine is that line that a national government should be permitted to walk between facilitation and intervention? Are policy makers justified in taking [...]
Read More- Posted on 22nd Mar 2010
by Derrick Carolin - 0 comments