What if the Church met politics?
"You don't mix church and politics."
That was the mantra I learned growing up, almost as if it was some secret 11th commandment that only...
Farewell, David Cameron
On Wednesday 13 July, David Cameron attended his last Prime Minister’s Questions (PMQs) – as prime minister – in the House of Commons.
Cameron, who seemed all...
Book review: We have now begun our descent
The back cover of Justice Malala's book starts with these words about my home country, South Africa:
"I am angry. I am furious. Because I...
E-Tolls: The Story of Africa
South African news is buzzing with a story that has been bubbling under, particularly in the mineral-rich province of Gauteng, for quite a while...
The books I read: how can man try better?
I arrived late at my country's history.
That is to say, I grew up being fed a very specific history at school, one that favoured...
How Twitter is Helping Shape the Revolution
The Revolution will not be televised!
If you turned on the news or picked up a newspaper in the past couple of weeks, you...
the relevance of Jesus in tragedy
The world seems to be getting more and more unstable these days. Between storms that once again wreaked havoc on the West Coast of...
How to stop terrorism
It seems to be all around us. Every part of the world seems to have been affected by terrorism in one form or another....
Trump vs Clinton – the underwhelming second round
Last Sunday night, US presidential candidates, Donald Trump and Hilary Clinton came face-to-face in what turned out to be a rather underwhelming second debate.
The...
Is the fall of the Rhodes statue significant?
This is the first image that comes to my recollection whenever the name Cecil John Rhodes is mentioned. While the imposing figure of a...