Mass civil disobedience over e-tolls could sink the ship
Despite the recent Supreme Court of Appeal victory for government over its plans to introduce e-tolls, the matter seems likely to go before the Constitutional […]
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South Africa’s silent revolution
In 1990 John Kane-Berman of the SA Institute of Race Relations wrote a book called The Silent Revolution in which he detailed the extent to which apartheid […]
The surveillance state is fighting for its life
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has criticised NSA whistleblower Ed Snowden for “misuse” of government data. Excuse me? What about the galactic-scale misuse of private data by […]
Rape and retribution in West Africa
While working in West Africa earlier this year I met a rapist. Actually, I employed him in the company I was running in the […]
Headlines that grab
The job of the headline writer is to capture the essence of the story in a few words. The headline sells the story. Some people […]
Surrender ultimatum to Queen Elizabeth
We, the people of Ireland (including her sons and daughters in the Diaspora), hereby demand the immediate surrender of Her Majesty’s Government and the hand-over […]
The lost art of written communication: Part 1
Here are some thoughts I penned some time back about the waning art of written communication (more later)…. How often have you met someone who […]