Italy’s most-wanted mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro arrested

Read More Italy’s Carabinieri police have arrested Matteo Messina Denaro, the country’s most wanted mafia boss who had been on the run for three decades. Denaro, who was detained at a clinic in the Sicilian capital Palermo, is alleged to be a boss of Sicily’s Cosa Nostra mafia. He has been sentenced in absentia to […]

Nearly 1,000 police officers operating in UK schools, figures show

Read More Nearly 1,000 police officers are operating within UK schools, figures show, with these officers being more likely to be based in areas with higher numbers of pupils eligible for free school meals. Analysis by the Runnymede Trust shows that of the 979 police officers operating in UK schools, half are based in London. […]

How to address inequality embedded in the fourth industrial revolution

Read More Ongoing progress with the fourth industrial revolution (4IR) worldwide has been promising. But it appears that, as with the third industrial revolution (3IR), the promised productivity is being delivered to those with online access or monetary means.  In other words, the current approach of 4IR will progress “those who have the means” and […]

Will Mangaung mark the birth, decay and death of the ANC?

Read More The ANC needs to be more than restored, it needs to be rebuilt and repurposed. In the renaming of towns since 1994, Mangaung is probably the most fitting new name. Meaning “a place of cheetahs”, the name predates the colonial period. Natives referred to the place as Mangaung and continued even after Boers […]

Focus on improving the energy availability factor as a quick win to stop load-shedding

Read More There is no doubt that the future of electricity generation will be largely renewable energy and possibly nuclear energy. But in the short to medium term the South African electricity grid will be largely powered by coal-based electricity generation. The Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) of 2019 captures the roadmap and policy direction adopted […]