The University of Cape Town has released a report which looks at various contradictions, but also moves towards transformation, writes Gabriel Hooisan Khan and Professor Loretta Feris.Cape Town is a city of contradictions.100-year-old mosques and churches sit uncomfortably beside colonial monuments; informal settlements stretch a stone's throw away from affluent mansions; and contemporary art by Black…
Jenny Pheiffer-Coetzee, Minja Milovanovic, Maya Jaffer, and Fikile Mlambo write about the reality of Covid-19 in South Africa, as the numbers start to climb and South Africa's infrastructure takes strain. Now, more than ever, we need to become risk averse and community-centric in as many spheres as possible to relieve the burden of Covid-19. On 21…
The reason that corruption is endemic to the African continent is because it is rooted in its leadership, argues Pregala Pillay and Chris Jones. African Anti-Corruption Day, which is commemorated annually on 11 July, wants to give prominence to the anti-corruption fight on the continent, marking an important step towards the Africa we want.It would not be…
Aurélien Lechevallier has highlighted several incidences where France and South Africa have co-operated at the United Nations Security Council. The month of June 2020 saw France presiding over the United Nations Security Council at a particularly challenging time for the world. In some ways the Covid-19 pandemic brought the world to a standstill, but in other…
As South Africa and Austrialia battle the Covid-19 there are several ways the two countries have been supporting each other, writes Gita Kamath. I have now been in South Africa for almost a year. I find myself energised by Mzansi’s vibrant society and the melting pot of cultures, languages, challenges and triumphs which fuels your beautiful country’s…
2 min read ONE THING I appreciate about Mack Weldon is that the brand doesn’t limit itself to just one category of menswear. Sure, it makes some of the best underwear we’ve ever tested, but that’s only scratching the surface. From everyday T-shirts and henleys to cozy sweaters, outerwear, workout gear, and accessories, it’s practically
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has declared an end to a dual outbreak of E. coli and Salmonella traced to alfalfa sprouts and the seeds used to grow them. The outbreak traced to Everything Sprouts of Minneapolis, MN, and Berlin Seeds of Millersburg, OH, was unusual because it included more than one pathogen
For 20 years I have been saying some version of the same thing about leafy greens and cattle. Water runs downhill. Cows poop. Lettuce grows at the bottom of the hill. Now FDA’s own scientists have put real numbers on it, and they deserve credit for doing it. A new paper in the Journal of Food