I would not be surprised if loyal readers of this column arrogantly flipped this page quickly. Animated by the attitude, ‘why should I know? After all, I am a law-abiding citizen, and so are my loved ones!’ Naïve, shallow and dangerous reasoning that will always suffocate under the ...
Regardless of whether you think South Africa’s current mood is pro-ex or anti-incumbent, or the other way round, if you had a reliable mood-metre, and were asked to gauge SA’s national zeitgeist, which side do you think the needle will point? To the mellowed underwhelming, celebratory co...
Some tribes and races consider themselves infinitely superior to others. These flawed views are never captured in constitutions or official policies. Worldwide, entrenched practice reveals blatant acts of discrimination or sparks thereof. It is a fact that white people generally consider themselves ...
Bye-bye fiat currency. Welcome cryptocurrency! The virtual currency terrain offers what loaded individuals are looking for, digital gold that meets important parameters such as privacy, cost-efficiency, liquidity and enhanced transactional speed.
Sounds hilarious, kooky or perfectly cromulent? Where in the versal world have you ever seen black people as a collective fond of reading? Do I hear a cold, swollen-headed and egocentric foofaraw, ‘how dare you attach a racist-fueled stereotype to the pigmentation of my skin!’ The truth ...
On February 4, 2016, hackers pulled off an extraordinary feat; a watershed moment in the history of cybercrime. Cybercriminals launched a massive attack on the Bangladesh Central Bank.
Placed on a pedestal throughout the world are the well-educated and the wealthy. At some stage in their life, these folks were assured that they pulsate with tremendous potential for success.
This French phrase is attributed to a 19th century French satirical critic named Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr. It is widely known by its shortened version; plus ça change. It means, ‘the more things change, the more they stay the same.’ In a punning way, this phrase is structurally...
The tender-hearted part of the human psyche abhors oppression in all its manifestations, particularly when it is sustained through government-sanctioned acts of repression.
Throughout the world, from nondescript hovels to palatial mansions, the well-lubricated rumour mill has reached dizzying levels of hysteria, actively spewing out a whole slew of seemingly farcical conspiracies on COVID-19.
Do you feel your marriage is purposelessly swinging in a precarious space? Plunged into a whirling, terrifying and hostile storm-like maelstrom? Viciously pummelled by the monster waves of the high seas and destined for the murky depths of the seabed! Marital happiness seems to be an elusive dream.
On the 26th of January 1998, in a notorious but memorable pithy address broadcast on live television, millions across the globe heard the patently flustered Bill Clinton uttering the above words with the unambiguous air of moral and authoritative conviction.
I define boldness as deliberate resistance to micro and macro-aggression by resolutely sticking to one’s guns when accosted to do wrong, and being driven by a visionary outlook.
Try as you might, you won’t find these thought-provoking watchwords in your run-off-the-mill lexicon! Noteworthily, they form the title of Shirley Chisholm’s autobiography published half a century ago.
