History will mark April 25, 2022, as a day of monumental significance in the revival and survival of free speech when Elon Musk bought the Big Tech platform Twitter for $44 billion and became its sole owner. Musk, who has described himself as a...
Two news reports in The Mercury of April 19 should alarm all who value freedom and fear the advance of Orwellian totalitarianism. On May 12 a global summit, on what is falsely called the pandemic, is to be held in Washington attended by so-called...
While the full extent of the loss of life and property and the damage to infrastructure from the floods that occurred last week will be finalised in due course, such flooding in KZN is not exceptional. Twice in the past floods have occurred in...
Chinese Consul General Lin Jing’s observation that the US political system is rotting from the inside is difficult to fault (The Mercury, April 13). Evidence dripping out from forensic investigations in six states indicates the extent to...
During Donald Trump’s presidency never a day passed without hostile, negative mainstream media reporting, the vindictive Russia hoax investigation along with impeachments and relentless accusations against members of his family. Yet Joe Biden’s...
There appear to be strong parallels with how the outbreak of smallpox in the Kimberley diamond fields in 1883/84 was dealt with and the somewhat arcane nature of the amended draft health regulations regarding Covid treatment (The Mercury, April...
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