In the book Why Nations Fail Daron Acemoglu and James Robinson argue that, in the modern world, countries become prosperous because they manage to adopt the advances ...
The headline of the Cape Times oped “Anti-Woolies calls about more than Palestine” (September 21) rightly reflects even greater issues.
The permit issued by Heritage Western Cape (HWC) on March 31, 2015 for the temporary removal of the statue requires that the application for permanent removal of ...
Drs Sears Appalsamy is correct when he asserts that the Homo naledi issue should not be debated by religious leaders.
The article about the torture and murder of Koina and Sonqua (“Khoisan”) and the “killing” of their language in the Castle comes at a good time.
I hope that more concerned citizens (and permanent residents) will add their voices to the logo debate.
Twenty one years after the inauguration of our non-racial, non-sexist, liberal economic state of 1994, it may well be too early to begin to ask why political events ...
The National General Council must strongly reconsider the path to industrialisation.
A recent judgment of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) placed the spotlight again on balancing privacy rights against journalists’ freedom of expression. ...
In response to an article in your newspaper yesterday, the Security Industry Alliance (SIA), which represents both local and multi-national security firms operating ...
Like most men, I know woefully little about the historic contribution of women to our society.
Recent announcements of retrenchments in the mining, manufacturing and transport sectors have been subjected to intense deliberations at the Federation of Unions ...
The killing of Cecil the lion has sparked a debate about trophy hunting, but relatively little discussion focuses on whether trophy hunting is morally justified ...
In February 2014 three passengers and the driver of our Honda sedan were put at risk when the car’s engine over-heated and we were attacked by four knife-welding ...
The University of Pretoria’s study into PhD graduate employability in corporations received wide media attention last month.
In "Always space for firm courage" (July 13), Professor Xolela Mangcu makes a welcome statement on the values of civility, courage and imagination in building a ...
Not being a UCT graduate, I have tried to understand the "debate" (it's in inverted commas because I'm not sure it can be called a debate) between Professors Mangcu ...
I have never seen an academic run away from his own writings as tactlessly as David Benatar.
We need to transform the mindset of black youths and guide them to take responsibility for their destiny, says Sandile Mamela
Recent gratuitous criticism and unwarranted statements that have been levelled at the judiciary have given the organised legal profession cause for great concern ...
The Taxi industry, Taxi drivers, Taxi owners, & Taxi Associations are all a bunch of thugs.
Your editorial on the tragedy at Osi's Place yesterday uses the righteous platform of sympathy for the eight victims and their families as an opportunity to imply ...
Let us put aside the inaccuracy of Mr Lovells’ ever-changing and spurious job figures and consider the sheer audacity of his latest comments. (Business Report, June ...
In questioning whether black captains of industry can turn around the declining manufacturing sector, Tumelo Chipfupa (Business Report, June 10) fails to inquire ...
The number of job losses in the poultry industry – fed to the media by South African Poultry Association (Sapa) chief executive Kevin Lovell because of the African ...