Letters
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LETTER FROM THE WILD: The earth laughs in flowers
LettersIn most of the country the green flush is peeping through, and in some areas, a kaleidoscope of brilliant colour…
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ISSUES AT STAKE: Will the silent majority speak up?
LettersDAVE SAVIDES hopes against hope that 'somewhere out there', there resides a mainstream of sane, peace-loving people who will rescue…
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ISSUES AT STAKE: Is your heart an open book…or an open Kindle? That is the question
LettersOn the brink of National Book Week (7-13 September), DAVE SAVIDES gives his opinion on ink versus pixels
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ISSUES AT STAKE: Join you soon, New Orleans… that’s unless someone in power wakes up
LettersTired of ranting and raving about the rapid and rampant erosion of our coastline, DAVE SAVIDES gives his take on…
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LETTER FROM THE WILD: Your country needs you to take a holiday
LettersWith the move to lockdown Level 2 comes permission to travel anywhere throughout South Africa for leisure – and not…
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ISSUES AT STAKE: Humanitarian crowd-funding is the answer to mankind’s problems
LettersSimply on a comparative basis, World Humanitarian Day separates the genuine philanthropists from the opportunists and the glory seekers, writes…
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ISSUES AT STAKE: Legend of Eddie Aikau and Hokule’a
LettersWatching more TV owing to lockdown can dish up some pleasant surprises, writes Dave Savides
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ISSUES AT STAKE: South Africa’s Covid-19 catch-22
LettersOur nation's Disaster Management Act regulations amid the Covid-19 pandemic are comparable to some first world countries, but our safety…
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ISSUES AT STAKE: It’s always summer somewhere – even in winter
LettersAnimal migrations are spectacular events. Less so are the human ones, writes Dave Savides
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ISSUES AT STAKE: Coronavirus infects logical thought
LettersApart from causing illness, the coronavirus is obviously also affecting people's logic, writes Carl de Villiers
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LETTER FROM THE WILD: Seeking sanity in the blue space
LettersThere is little that the beach cannot soothe – at least for a while
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ISSUES AT STAKE: Have pity for our poor president
LettersJust how is one man (plus his cabinet) expected to make every citizen happy about every decision he makes? Dave…






