JOHANNESBURG—When there’s electricity in the midst of daily blackouts, machines grind and hum inside Paul Morrison’s engineering works east of Johannesburg. His employees work with steel and metal alloys, sometimes in conjunction with plastics, rubber, glass and wood, to manufacture tools and equipment for South Africa’s construction industry. “We design and develop prototypes for some…
‘Apartheid All Over Again,’ as South Africa’s Ruling ANC Set to Pass New Race-Based Job Laws
Apartheid Thinking Seems to Have Infected the Intelligentsia
Commentary Having worked briefly in South Africa at the height of apartheid, I’m surprised by the degree to which the mentality of apartheid seems to have infected the intelligentsia of the United States. The analogy is by no means exact, and there are significant differences between the two countries, of course, but the obsession with…
A Voice for Dividing Australians
August 4, 2022
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Commentary On July 30, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese used an address at an Indigenous Festival in the Northern Territory to reveal the referendum question which may be put to the Australian people to enshrine the Voice in the Constitution. Although it is still a draft referendum question, it gives an insight into the thinking…
WTO Strikes Global Trade Deals Deep Into Overtime
June 17, 2022
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GENEVA—The World Trade Organization’s (WTO) 164 members approved a series of trade agreements early on Friday that included commitments on fish and pledges on health and food security after more than five gruelling days of negotiations. The deals were ground out over five days of bargaining at a conference of more than 100 trade ministers…
How Do We Precisely Define Indigenous Culture in Australia Today
Commentary I am proud of the fact that in 1967, along with more than 90 percent of other Australian citizens, I voted YES in a referendum to grant full franchise and civil rights to Indigenous Australians. Previously, a sort of apartheid had applied in the country, a recognition that aboriginal cultures were separate and therefore…
Is Patriotism Enough?
Commentary I am proud of the fact that in 1967, along with more than 90 percent of other Australian citizens, I voted YES in a referendum to grant full franchise and civil rights to Indigenous Australians. Previously, a sort of apartheid had applied in the country, a recognition that aboriginal cultures were separate and therefore…
Bipartisan Anger in Congress Over Amnesty International Calling Israel an ‘Apartheid State’
In an unusual show of unity, Democrats and Republicans in Congress are expressing anger and dismay in response to a report from Amnesty International (AI) that accuses Israel of imposing apartheid on Palestinians. “Amnesty International’s new investigation shows that Israel imposes a system of oppression and domination against Palestinians across all areas under its control: in…
How Racial Madness Takes Advantage of Other Madnesses
Commentary The sheer madness of judging and treating people according to their race was brought home to me in South Africa during the height of apartheid. I worked there briefly as a doctor. Early one morning the police found a white woman wandering naked in the streets of the small town in which I was…
How Mainstream Media Shaped the World’s View on Apartheid and Mandela
Commentary The death of South Africa’s last president before the end of the apartheid era gives reason to pause and reflect on the historic transfer of power from Frederick Willem de Klerk to Nelson Mandela 27 years ago. At the time, mainstream media outlets worldwide described the end of apartheid as a “miracle” and hailed…
Olympic Committee Rejects Hong Kong Activist Group’s Call for Beijing Boycott
March 29, 2021
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A call by Hong Kong activists in Australia to relocate the 2022 Winter Olympics away from China to a country not tarnished by genocide and human right abuses has been knocked back by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Australia-Hong Kong Link, a group that supports democracy, freedom, rule of law, and human rights in Hong Kong,…
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