Stealthy state crimes during times of disaster
ANC cadres used the Covid-19 pandemic for self-enrichment under the guise of BBBEE
Naomi Klein
An emergency budget needs bold decisions, including a bigger public sector
Choosing this path would create work for many while also building the infrastructure that the country needs
Review: ‘Planet of the Humans’ is a mess. You should watch it
The new documentary on the future of our planet, executive produced by Michael Moore, fails on a number of fronts. But believers in green growth could still learn from it.
Pandemic gives us a last chance to avert climate – and social – catastrophe
As Covid-19 upends life, it has taught us critical lessons and offers an opening to confront other crises. Political will is required, of course
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Bush envoy’s double life
President George W Bush’s special envoy, James Baker, who has been trying to persuade the world to forgive Iraq’s crushing debts, is simultaneously working for a commercial concern that is trying to recover money from Iraq, according to confidential documents. Baker’s Carlyle Group is in a consortium secretly proposing to try to collect $27-billion on behalf of Kuwait by using high-level political influence.
