12 people dead. as a result of one mass shooting. if south africa was the usa, there would be multiple news and media coverage about this event, for a few days (or until the news cycle runs out, at least) in a normal society 12 people are not murdered in a few minutes. in a normal society, when something this…
as a followup to apartheid-is-alive-and-well-and-living-in-south-africa and since that post: there has been more evidence that apartheid is alive, well and evolving in south africa. yesterday many farmers and others protested against the high percentages (when compared with the national murder rates) of extremely violent crimes committed specifically against farmers. that these percentages exist is statistical fact, of course, post truth, this…
south africa, the inventor of apartheid has yet again emerged as the leading racial apartheid country in the world. in the new black south africa the legal system underscores apartheid much the same as the legal system underscored apartheid under verwoerd and the afrikaner broederbond. in the new and improved south africa the afrikaner broederbond has only removed the word…
so now you know that i read people magazine. the front page story in this weeks edition is all about harvey weinstein and how brave women stood up to a powerful movie mogul accused of horrifying sexual abuse. the whole story reminded me about the president of america and me hearing how the president of the united states of america…
to catch you up: bloomberg business news published an article which attempted to humanise the crisis @google. the article included personal insights into Sundar Pichai (dude, try chocolate for motion sickness) and was very sublime in emotive coverage. the problem is actually quite simple: it is not up to or for google to decide the morals and ethics of the…