Culture

White Crosses and Straw Men

While our farmers bury their dead, the press buries the truth.

May 27 •

Leigh-Ann Hallak

When Neutrality is a Lie

How Editorial Gatekeeping Warps South Africa’s Media Landscape

May 24 •

Nicholas Woode-Smith

Beyond the classroom – rethinking the drivers of educational failure in SA

A teacher can go above and beyond under certain circumstances, but they cannot replace a parent.

May 21 •

Over 180 UCT Alumni Call to Prioritise University’s Financial Future

It is critical that the UCT Council heeds the Vice Chancellor's explicit warning that the Gaza Conflict Resolutions are likely to trigger repercussions…

May 10 •

RS Guest Author

Corporate media’s war on truth

South Africa’s media no longer questions power, they punish those who do.

May 6 •

Leigh-Ann Hallak

Trust Must Be Earned

We should resist the comforting nostalgia for a traditional media model that was not without significant problems.

Apr 28 •

Is female empowerment making women more fragile?

It is a kind of sensitivity that makes you less resilient and thus less strong. It becomes a form of self-pity that masquerades as empowerment.

Apr 24 •

RS Guest Author

Why the return of the Rational Standard matters

There is no shortage of radicalism in the academy. What is scarce, and dangerously so, is space for dissent – especially when that dissent originates…

Apr 19 •

The story of Afrikaner empowerment is more complex than Khwezi Mabasa might think

Afrikaner empowerment was a complex interplay of state power and communal self-determination, alongside an unfortunate dimension of authoritarianism.

Apr 15 •

Rational Standard's Renaissance

In case you missed our (new) day one publications...

Apr 11 •

Nicholas Woode-Smith

Can South Africa’s press be saved?

Apr 11 •

Rational Standard Editor

(Re)introducing the Rational Standard amidst press decay

In 2015, Rational Standard burst onto an empty scene as the lone explicit voice of liberalism and libertarianism in South Africa...

Apr 11 •

Martin van Staden

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