Dear Steven Friedman, I understand you have become somewhat of an expert on Jewish identity? Since the decision by the SCA overturning a decision by the Equality Court, you are now able to tell a Theist from a Non-Theist, and a Zionist from a Non-...
Category: Free Speech
BitVote: Have a say in decisions that affect us all
DO YOU remember when the internet still spread hope? After its invention in the‘80s, we had access to a mass of information, sites such as Napster allowed us to share so-called “private property” easily and, most importantly, we could publish what we had to say ourselves – and people actually lis...
Dalai Lama problem just the tip of the iceberg
South Africa is a country which despite having a remarkable constitution has shown scant regard for the human rights outlined by Chapter 2. The recent debacle around the Dalai Lama is unfortunately, just the tip of the iceberg. If you recall, Chapter 2 is the chapter of the constitution in which...
New report reveals intensified crackdown in Tibet as Olympics opens
DESPITE its promotion of a 'peaceful Olympics', China has intensified its crackdown on Tibet this week following the most significant uprising in nearly 50 years. The wave of mainly peaceful protests against the Chinese government that has swept across Tibet since March 10 is a result of more tha...
Electronic Frontier Foundation impotent in Africa
DESPITE claims to promote online freedom, to represent the "public interest" on the internet "when our freedoms in the networked world come under attack," the Electronic Frontier Foundation started by mavericks Mitch Kapor and John Perry Barlow is impotent when it comes to jurisdictions outside o...
Is Ed Young a Satanist?
THE pretentious white-boy from Welkom who arrived on the Cape Town art scene during a millennial slump, had very little to show for himself except a big mouth. Young quickly made a name as an infamous rude-boy, whose method of operation was the hackneyed "art attack" involving one or more victims...