The recent social media images of mainly Hindu mobs attacking Muslims and burning down mosques in New Delhi was revolting. These acts of religious intolerance have fuelled the fiery inferno of hate which has consumed…
The Convention on the Suppression and Punishment of the Crime of Apartheid had its roots in the opposition of the United Nations to the discriminatory racial policies of the South African Government known as apartheid…
Religious extremism is morphing into a weapon of hate and division. We live in an epoch characterized by conditions of extreme socio-economic retrogression and distress. In the words of Hassan Tareq who penned an illuminating article ‘Religious…
Many may have forgotten that January 13, 2020 marked 71 years of the deadly Cato Manor riots, a planned anti-Indian pogrom that took place between 13-15 January 1949, primarily by Zulus targeting Indians in Durban.…
I’m shocked but not surprised when President Ramaphosa announced recently that South Africa is reconsidering its decision to downgrade our embassy in Israel for thirty pieces of silver. Never mind the oppression of Palestinians who…
Why is the printed media inter-alia, mute about the repression in China? Is it because the government of that country has been bailing out a financially bankrupt government whose public officials have pilfered the fiscus…
The earthquake that rocked Durban and surrounding areas serves as a timely reminder that seismic activity can erupt without warning. Undersea tremors near coastal areas could also serve as a catalyst to trigger off quakes…
ATT: MINISTER OF BASIC EDUCATION MS. ANGIE MOTSHEKGA MINISTER OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING DR. BLADE NZIMANDE CC: PARLIAMENTARY PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON BASIC EDUCATION CHAIRPERSON MS. BONGIWE PRICILLA MBINQO-GIGABA PARLIAMENTARY PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON HIGHER EDUCATION…
In the midst of simmering global tensions in this year’s 74th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) meeting in New York staged many of the adversaries including Donald Trump, Hassan Rouhani, Narendra Modi, Recep Tayyip Erdogan,…
It was with profound sadness that I learnt of the passing away of journalist Farook Khan. His journalism was as nuanced, insightful and well-informed as it could possibly be. He leaves behind a rich legacy…