A colleague of mine was recently on hold at one of South Africa’s largest cell phone providers, Vodaworld (for an inordinate amount of time), and Shaggy’s “A little bit of [one girl] in my life, a little bit [another girl] on the side, a little bit of [yet another girl] is all I need,” etc, […]

Recently there has been a significant amount of debate around the benefits of male circumcision. Its combative role in the struggle against the HIV/AIDS epidemic has been proven by considerable factual evidence .

Various studies have shown that it reduces a man’s risk of contracting HIV by over 50%, and shows substantial evidence that the […]

Does it make sense for mainstream media outlets to run articles claiming to overturn the overwhelming consensus of scientists and scientific institutions on a scientific issue? When the issue is a matter of life and death, such as whether HIV causes AIDS, or whether condoms reduce the risk of transmitting HIV, is it even ethical […]

The Constitutional Court ’s ruling in the case of NM and others versus Smith and others has aroused a significant amount of debate. Jonny Steinberg, in his Business Day column entitled “ Generous judgment instils stigma ” argues that the judgment was not backed up by valid legal argument. In reply, Mark […]

In a South Africa rife with social problems, it is refreshing to see an organisation taking a firm stand and speaking out. But when their voice is hushed by an anonymous chain of priggish bureaucracy, one has to question whether the establishment actually does have the public’s best interests at heart.

The […]