In a recent tweet, Renaldo Gouws, a YouTuber and DA-Councillor of Nelson Mandela Bay, shed light on the limitations and challenges that ward councillors in South African municipalities face. Gouws emphasized that being a ward councillor does not grant superpowers, but rather access to administrators within the municipality to address community issues. Gouws asserted that […]
In Kimberley, a concerning trend has emerged as more trees are being cut down at an alarming rate compared to the number of replacements being made. This problem is particularly evident around Carrington Road, where the ratio of trees being cut down to those being planted is an astonishing 45 to 2 within less than […]
The city of Kimberley, once a beacon of hope and prosperity, now finds itself tainted by the stench of rotting garbage and the despair of its hungry residents. Blame for this sorry state of affairs rests squarely on the shoulders of the African National Congress (ANC) government, which not only fails to address the dire […]
This one is for Adam Savage, who recently said he would use the metric system if his brain wasn’t already thinking in imperial. For centuries, people have used various systems of measurement to weigh, measure, and quantify their world. The two main systems used today are the metric and imperial systems. While the imperial system […]
Recent speculation suggests that leading social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter may be fraudulently manipulating paid advertisements. Veteran social media users have reported suspicious behaviour with regard to promoted posts on both platforms. Users report that when scrolling down the feed, they had issues where scrolling ‘clicked’ on a post. On Twitter, the post […]
Ben Davidson, the space weatherman, says it is a miracle that the sun did not end civilization as we know it just 41 hours ago. On the far side of the sun, a solar flare erupted, clocked at over 3,000 kilometres per second, and with the power of a “super flare”. Had it been aimed […]
Breaking Free From the Shackles of Political Stockholm Syndrome: Examining Government Service Delivery The concept of Stockholm Syndrome is a psychological phenomenon in which hostages develop an emotional bond with their captors. Political Stockholm Syndrome is an apt analogy to the current state of affairs in South Africa, where citizens have become so accustomed to […]
It may sound trivial, but the shopping cart is a barometer of one’s character. The shopping cart is the ultimate litmus test for whether a person is capable of self-governing. To return the shopping cart is an easy and convenient task and one which we all recognize as the correct and appropriate thing to do. […]
We all want to feel safe and secure in our own homes and neighbourhoods. However, crime and lawlessness are increasingly becoming all too common occurrences in today’s society. The truth is that justice comes from public accountability. It is only when the public holds those who break the law accountable that criminals are judged. No […]
