The well-known adage of St Bernard of Clairvaux, that the road to hell is paved with good intentions, may be traced back further to Julius Ceasar’s pronouncement that bad norms are preceded by justifiable principles. Be that as it may, the point is clear. Regarding the absolutisation of inclusivity, a norm that has brought a…
To anyone wishing to do business in South Africa or with the South African government, the idea of race-based preferential practices is not a new phenomenon. On the contrary, it forms part of the existing dispensation to such an extent that businesses regularly make appointments or even create sections aimed specifically at dealing and complying…
The misplaced self-confidence in the ability to separate matters Every high civilization decays by forgetting obvious things. – GK Chesterton The modern Western person accepts various matters as possible, and regards them as normal; although these are often matters that are not necessarily possible or normal or are not supposed to be so….
The recent judgment in the Unisa case allows for two observations. The first one is that despite everything there is still hope for the continuation of Afrikaans at academic level in the public university sector, especially if distance teaching continues to grow; a growth which was stimulated by the so-called “new normal” caused by pandemic…
A lot has been said about the battle of ideas in recent times. Organisations, think tanks and firms pump billions of rands into poor countries such as South Africa to influence this battle of ideas. Some even go so far as to say aloud that they strive to be the frontrunner in this battle. Think…
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