THIS PAST week saw British scientists lauded for a successful phase 1 vaccine trial. A working vaccine may be available by the end of 2020. Unfortunately deploying a global immunisation programme may prove to be harder than producing the vaccine. Although the United Nations is pushing all countri...

A PETITION circulated by Nyasha Mboti, asks: "Why are there no Apartheid Studies in South Africa, or in any other country across the globe? In 1994 Nelson Mandela said "Never, never and never again" to apartheid. But how do you say "Never again" to something that you do not study? Mboti adds: "Th...

AS ANTI-APARTHEID activists, war resisters and peace-builders, with a long history of opposition to the unbridled use of force to achieve political goals, we understand the many predicaments faced by those wanting to build peace in the Middle East, and act in solidarity with those who refuse mili...

THERE is a paradox in philosophy, one popularly referred to as Buridan's Ass. It tells the story of a donkey that is equally hungry and thirsty, and placed precisely midway between a stack of hay and a pail of water. The paradox assumes the ass will always go to whichever is closer, and therefor...

HAVING JULIUS Malema appear on national television on Freedom Day, as if he were running the country is nothing new. But having the man appear to take charge during a National Disaster, surely one for the history books? Today's address must be seen as consistent with the commandeerist and vanguar...

IT MUST strike readers as incredibly ironic, that a virus whose origin is China, has resulted in formerly free and open economies, closing shop and placing their markets in hibernation mode. Most economies including South Africa, UK, USA, France, Italy and Australia have implemented lock-downs an...