Feb
4
Shoot First, Ask Questions Later: What Can We Learn From Nigeria?
Glenn Ashton - Even before 'mainstreaming' the shoot to kill ethos by police leadership, the South African police consistently managed to kill around 500 people per year and injure and maim many more.
Feb
4
The Iraqi Oil Conundrum
Michael Schwartz - Even before the 9/11 attacks, America's energy task force headed by Vice President Cheney was tentatively allocating oil fields in a future pacified Iraq to key international oil companies.
Feb
1
The NERSA Hearings: Time for an Autonomous Energy Movement
Saliem Fakir - NERSA was merely going through the motions when it conducted the electricity tariff hike public hearings. Ultimately, Treasury and the cabinet decide what can be afforded or imposed on the public.
Jan
28
Eskom: Time to Support Appropriation from Below
Richard Pithouse - Few would disagree that Eskom, an institution that should serve the public good, has been captured by an avaricious elite and turned into a vampiric excrescence on our society.
Jan
28
Deposed Honduran President Manuel Zelaya to Leave Brazilian Embassy
Emile Schepers - A deal between Honduras' dubiously elected new president and the president of the Dominican Republic will allow deposed President Manuel Zelaya to leave the Brazilian embassy for exile.
Jan
26
Eskom is the Problem, Not the Solution
Glenn Ashton - Given our recent history with power supply shortages, Eskom appears to be the natural place to seek solutions. Instead, Eskom has shown itself unable to devise creative solutions.