Opinions without context risk degenerating into diatribe. Western Cape University research fellow Ali Ridha Khan’s opinion piece on Tony Leon is a case in point (IOL, May 16). Khan finds that Tony Leon’s life before 1994 disqualifies him for...
It is well-known that many of those who inhabit ivory towers see the world through tinted lenses. University of the Western Cape research fellow Ali Ridha Khan’s dismissal of Afriforum’s exposure of the vulnerability of minorities as “imagined...
Despite the fact that entities within the ports authority have long been compliant with B-BBEE scores of between Levels 1-4, the sudden signing of a MOU to refresh impetus towards B-BBEE has all the hallmarks of political electioneering aimed at...
Julius Malema’s appeal for people to be educated because then they will ask “educated questions” was the most inspiring aspect of his address to students of DUT (The Mercury, February 6). Education that is liberal and non-ideological should...
The appointment of Jason Quinn as the CEO-designate of Nedbank has resulted in the now routine chorus of dismay from the transformation sentinels whenever a black person is not appointed to a top position (The Mercury, November 29; Business...
Business Report’s promotion of B-BBEE and transformation while attempting to castigate wealth in terms of colour is becoming a stuck record (July 26). While Dr Surve is entitled to his opinions on this subject, his thinking does not resonate with...
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