Killing Malcolm X, 1 March
Malcolm Little was born on May 19 1925 in Omaha, Nebraska. His father, Earl Little,…
Free biscuits and gender violence
The minister of women, Lulu Xingwana, failed to turn up for a crucial gender debate…
Would gun control have saved Reeva?
So Lulu Xingwana thinks we need better gun control. “Domestic violence is exacerbated by easy…
Today in fact, 27 February
Goon Die Humour is one of the great defining attributes of humanity. Quirky, off the…
What’s in Hubbard’s cupboard?
When you’ve lived in Johannesburg all your life, the city becomes so familiar that you…
Changing Destiny
Topic: “Is generosity enough?” Guest: Lauren Cloete Henning Executive Director: Muthobi Foundation Presenter: Paul Pereira…
Today in fact, 26 February
Intentional communities can be places of terrible abuse, injustice and cruelty. Take the case of…
A nation of shopkeepers
“Forget about old-style corporate ladders to success. South Africans need to be entrepreneurs and have…
Today in fact, 25 February
When I was nine, I thought that perhaps I was Jesus returned. I tried to…
Painting the picture
WHAM!’s Sarah Britten on how advertising shapes SA’s psyche…
Today in fact, 22 February
I enjoyed my years as a boy scout and I found it formative and educational….
Today in fact, 20 February.
Before the 1825, no one had ever heard of social justice. Before today I wonder…
Will Agang take off?
So Mamphela Ramphele, South Africa’s last great hope if we’re going to break the impasse…
Today in fact, 19 February.
Johannesburg was built, not on a river or by the sea but on gold and…
Oxfam, porky pies, & white lies
Oxford’s old committee for famine relief, Oxfam, has been telling porky pies about us. Last…
Leon Louw
ANC tradition – liberal or socialist? Guest: Leon Louw, Executive Director, Free Market Foundation. Host:…
Can “brand Pistorius” ever be restored?
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Because Reeva Gets to Be a Person
Since the brutal murder of Anene Booysen, another woman has become famous by her first…
Today in fact – 18 February.
I like it when heads of state resign. There’s a certain dignity in walking away…
Today in fact – 15 February.
Today I want to celebrate the birthday of a remarkable woman: Irena Sendler. You probably…
Today in Fact – 14 February.
Well of course today is Valentine’s Day the world over. It is a day when…
Taxed to death, SA works informally
Reaganomics, the idea that cutting taxes frees up so much cash that economic expansion and…
Changing Destiny
WHAM! radio: Adcorp’s Loane Sharp says Stats SA unemployment figures untrue… To view this episode,…
Today in fact, 13 February.
The bomb, planted in a rubbish bin, exploded when the bin was emptied into a…
Today in fact
I was going to recall today in 1979 when the Ayatollah Khomeini established a theocracy…
This Day in Fact
I have known a few people who were child soldiers. The first one I met…
Changing Destiny
WHAM!’s “Changing Destiny” with Doug Racioncer of the Small Towns Rejuvenation Project. To view this…