by AfriForum | Jan 30, 2020 | Blogs
By Natasha Venter The recent news that Health Minister Zweli Mkhize appointed his niece as the Department of Health’s chief of staff once again sounds the alarm bells about the government’s planned National Health Insurance Fund (NHI). This is especially problematic...
by AfriForum | Jan 24, 2020 | Blogs
Marnus Kamfer The vast majority of legal owners of firearms spent their hard-earned money on a hand-gun for one reason – to protect themselves and their families against a possible criminal attack. (The rights and responsibilities regarding when one may shoot to...
by AfriForum | Jan 13, 2020 | Blogs
By Ernst van Zyl No free society enjoying the right to freedom of speech achieved it without immense sacrifice and struggle. It remains a very fragile human right, taken for granted by some, that can be lost much faster and easier than it was acquired. The South...
by AfriForum | Dec 19, 2019 | Intercultural cooperation Opinions, Heritage and culture Blogs, Blogs
By Barend Uys “For they were freedom fighters, because they were fighting for the freedom of our land, and they sacrificed immensely, fighting against invaders.” President Cyril Ramaphosa made this statement, referencing the Zulu warriors that fought at the Battle of...
by AfriForum | Oct 24, 2019 | International liaison Blogs, Blogs, Research Media statements
By Barend Uys “I have no me outside of the collective. … I do not have a personal space to do things, you know, personally, as an individual, no.” These statements were made by Baleka Mbete, former Speaker of the National Assembly, during an interview with Mehdi Hasan...
by AfriForum | Oct 18, 2019 | Blogs, Other Blogs
A few years ago, I stumbled upon a paper explaining the fascinating and controversial phenomenon of cargo cults. A cargo cult is conceptualised as a belief system in which its followers practise superstitious rituals in the hope of facilitating the appearance of...
