Racism at Rhodes, Cecil’s statue at UCT

Racism at Rhodes, Cecil’s statue at UCT


JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA

I COMPLETED my undergraduate studies at Rhodes University five years ago, before I transferred to University of Cape Town (UCT) to pursue my Honours degree in Information Systems. I…

At eNews, I saw a positive future


JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA

TERENCE DAVIE, the Funding Manager at Free Market Foundation South Africa, and I, were at eNews this past Wednesday, to discuss Minister Nhlanhla Nene’s budget with Dudu Ramela.…

If found guilty, HSBC must be punished


MILTON FRIEDMAN WAS a renowned American economist who won a Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 1976. His groundbreaking work in the fields of consumption analysis; monetary history and…

My thoughts on 2015’s State of the Nation Address by President Jacob Zuma


JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA

LAST THURSDAY’s State of the Nation Address (SONA) by the president of South Africa, Jacob Zuma, was aimed at outlining the government’s achievements and failures over the past…

South Africans loot shops owned by foreign nationals: Who’s to blame?


JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA

I’M GREATLY SADDENED by South Africans who loot shops owned by foreign nationals around the country. What troubles me more is that the perpetrators of these criminal acts…

In 2015, I will pursue my dream


BALLITO, SOUTH AFRICA

2014 IS OVER; plenty happened around the world this year – the worst Ebola outbreak in history, the rise of the vicious ISIS, the FIFA Football World Cup…

My fellow Africans, people need jobs


JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA

LAST WEEK, I drove to Johannesburg central business district, to pick up my brother at the taxi rank. I parked my car meters away from where he waited…

South Africans, your country is part of a global community too


JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA

ABOUT THREE YEARS ago, if I’m not mistaken; NewsNow, a South African international news magazine published by News24 was terminated. It would no longer be found on newsstands across the country.…

What is Ubuntu?


JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA

TO BELIEVE IN FREEDOM contradicts the core values of Ubuntu? That’s what one of my friends on Facebook said this week.

What is Ubuntu? Does Ubuntu mean allowing every…

The Ebola outbreak overshadows Africa’s remarkable socio-economic progress


JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA
THIS WEEK, the World Health Organization announced that more than 2800 people have been killed by Ebola in West Africa. More than 5000 cases have been reported since…