OPINION

There have been calls to governments and other decisionmakers citing primarily either health concerns, or concerns for the economy. Polarised thinking means we think of Covid-19 as a battle between two fronts instead of a battle on two fronts. Changing this perspective can benefit us all. Across Africa there have been strident, apparently contradictory Covid-19 calls made to…

Much of the world wants America to abandon its role as the world’s policeman. Perhaps they did not expect it to happen in this way.US President Donald Trump wanted white South African farmers to receive asylum and US citizenship, after a lobbying trip by South Africa's AfriForum led him to believe they were being killed…

In old photos of law and medical schools in South Africa, they are the rule, not the exception. Now history seems to have left them behind. In those same schools of law and medicine, they make up barely 30% of the numbers.  There has been a media storm recently about the question of which university…

’n Black Lives Matter-banier hang verlede week teen die Amerikaanse ambassade in Seoel, Suid-Korea. Die ambassadeur, Harry Harris, het op Twitter die hele ambassade se solidariteit met betogers in Amerika uitgespreek. Die banier is ná twee dae verwyder. Foto: AP Can anyone lay claim to the slogan "Black Lives Matter?"There are currently 14 trademark applications…

US President Donald Trump arrives for a campaign rally at the BOK Center on June 20, 2020 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. We are very far from perfect today. But our ability to communicate and to tolerate is well worth preserving, writes Howard Feldman.I rolled my South African eyes when I saw the tweet. It read as…