Even Mugabe is entitled to freedom of expression
“If we don’t believe in free expression for people we despise, we don’t believe in it at all.”
Paarl Web, a subsidiary of Naspers, printed R3 million worth of party propaganda for Mugabe after Caxton declined the deal. Business Day reported the story, and now there is some uproar about this.
We are, admittedly, dealing with a [...]
Can one man make a difference for the mood of a country?
I am reading a new book, Superclass, that talks about the nature of the most powerful people on earth (there are about 6,000 of these individual super-powers), and how they affect history. Although I have just started the book, it is already obvious that power is most often aided by money or political position.
Unless you [...]
SA Blook, Chapter 9: Making the most of SA’s creative talent and abilities
The greatest resource possessed by a nation is the imagination of its people
It is no secret that South Africa has high levels of unemployment, severe poverty and lack of adequate education. These shortcomings are even more evident in our rural areas. And yet, and maybe because of the extra burden of hardships that those who [...]
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