Post-Apartheid SA

Hating South Africa was part of growing up in North London in the 1980s. Pelle Taylor and Patrick Remington from <em>Two Raven Films</em>, recently interviewed South Africans about the decline of the country after Apartheid ended.

Ahead of taking up his position as Australia’s ambassador to Washington, former prime minister Kevin Rudd warns of the dangers of the tense relationship between the US and China.

Officials expect exports of crops including wheat to hit a record $75bn this financial year.

The Australian federal government has announced the country’s First Nations ambassador in an attempt to elevate Indigenous rights…

Western sanctions are based on a miscalculation

You wouldn’t know it judging by the huge and angry crowds in France protesting against the rather tame government plan to raise the retirement age, but some citizens are in favor of it. In interviews, members of this small and…

Parliamentary majority wants closer regulation of foreign-funded NGOs. Washington and Brussels object. A second Color Revolution in the offing?

Latest hike is the first after a consumer watchdog investigation was launched into how banks set interest rates

More people having second thoughts before quitting?

“Providing revenue to the state is one of the reasons (and, perhaps the primary reason) governments worldwide monopolize the issuance of high-powered money.” ~ Bryan Cutsinger

It was in those 11 days, from March 6th to 16th, that the country was transformed from a stoic survivor facing with calm courage the approaching tide to a gibbering wreck cowering in homes and refusing to go to work…

Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old black FedEx driver, died in the hospital three days after a deadly altercation with five black

Former CDC Director Robert Redfield said on Wednesday that Dr. Anthony Fauci actively sought to exclude or silence anyone who failed to embrace his chosen narrative on the pandemic’s origins. During a hearing before the House Oversight Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic, Redfield claime…

Top US crypto exchange Coinbase is making the case that its time for the nascent industry to take over the existing traditional financial system.

The miner reduced its debt by $50 million and freed up about $75 million worth of bitcoin that was held as collateral.

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There was a discussion on this blog yesterday about whether running causes or exacerbates hip problems. Serendipitously, today I noticed this article reporting on research on the subject: Contrary to widespread opinion, running marathons does not increase your risk for … Continue reading →