Our initial horror and outrage does not subside but deepens. Evidence is emerging of a web of possible vengeance and extra-judicial executions. These point to a scenario as sinister and chilling as anything from our horrific colonial-apartheid history. Our gut...
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Death of a mensch and anti-racist scientist : Phillip Tobias
Phillip Tobias, who died on 7th June 2012 aged 86, was probably South Africa’s most honoured and decorated scientist. He was world renowned for his path-finding work in palaeoanthropology that combined studies of paleontology and physical anthropology. At a time when...
No winners in the race to the bottom | by Roman Grynberg
Zero corporate tax rates and expensive incentives are not worth the investments they attract, writes Roman Grynberg. The freeing up of international trade and the increased mobility of investment have resulted in what tax analysts frequently call a “race to the...
Mavi Marmara indictments herald an end to Israeli impunity | by Sarah Colborne
As one of the activists on the Mavi Marmara, I was overjoyed at the news that Turkey had this month issued indictments against those responsible for Israel’s assault on unarmed humanitarian aid workers sailing in international waters for Gaza two years ago today. Nine...
Can a Nigerian Squeeze the Poor for the World Bank? | by Patrick Bond
In coming days, the World Bank will have a new president. Smart money backs Barack Obama’s choice: Dartmouth College president Jim Yong Kim. But two weeks ago, Nigerian Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala was endorsed by her Pretoria counterpart, Pravin Gordhan....



