My brush with black magic
“Do you believe in black magic?” asked Tinus, a well-educated Ghanaian who has travelled abroad and now worked as an accountant for one of the […]
Riot alert: look out Argentina, South Africa, Turkey and India
If history teaches us anything, it is that inflation usually ends in violence. The Johannesburg-based economic research house ETM Analytics, which has a strong Austrian […]
Proof that inflation leads to violence
NEW research appears to show a direct link between inflation and South Africa’s social violence. In the months before the Marikana massacre, in which more […]
Apartheid’s social engineers are still among us
More than 20 years have passed since Nelson Mandela was released from prison, yet many – if not most – South Africans still labour under […]
Szasz and the myth of mental illness
In 1961, the late, great Thomas Szasz wrote a book called The Myth of Mental Illness. He followed this classic with several more, notably The […]
Kwame’s incredible tale of survival at sea
I remember the day I found out that Muammar Gaddafi, Libya’s former leader, had been killed. I was in the Bosua Beach Hotel in southern […]
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 […]
Zuma Exposed: Book Review
Jacob Zuma is a man of gargantuan appetites. According to Gareth van Onselen, a senior analyst with the Democratic Alliance (DA), Zuma has cost the […]
The lost art of written communication: Part 2
Here we continue with some tips on written communication. You can find Part 1 here. Sloppily written communication reflects poorly on the writer. Unfortunately, grammar […]
Predictions for South Africa
The ANC has backed Jacob Zuma for a second term as president of South Africa. This news comes a few days after the release of […]