Ebrahim Essa’s remarks about school history textbooks and how they differ from earlier times (The Mercury, September 8) brings to the fore the timeless question – what is history? Many books have been written discussing that question...
Not surprisingly, the passing of Queen Elizabeth 2 has evoked criticism and condemnation of the history of British royalty and imperialism (The Mercury, September 20). Historically, plunder – the spoils of conquest – has always been...
While EFF Western Cape communications officer, Dr Wandile Kasibe, paints a poignant and melancholic picture of the demolition of Sophiatown in 1958 and of the fate of anti-apartheid activist, William Modisane (The Mercury, September 16), there is...
It is a pity that the petroleum and minerals industry are haggling over the proposed carbon tax increases instead of confronting the government with the fact that climate change is not in any way affected by carbon emissions and, therefore...
When contrasted with mounting overseas data on the adverse effects of Covid vaccines, the posture of the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (Sahpra) in noting the occurrence of a second fatality linked to the vaccines it promotes...
Donald Trump’s branding of Joe Biden as being “an enemy of the state” (The Mercury, September 5) follows Biden’s similar branding of Trump supporters in a speech last week. At issue here is what constitutes “the state.” Traditionally, references...
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