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Tag Archives: South Africa
It begins
The Lockdown is underway, South Africa has had its first coronavirus death, and things are feeling surreal. Today I drove to the shops to buy my weekly groceries. It was shortly before 9, yet very few cars were on the … Continue reading
The Tragedy of Robert Mugabe
“The evil that men do lives after them; The good is oft interred with their bones.” ― Julius Caesar, by William Shakespeare. Note: this blogpost has been edited. Yesterday I was driving when over the radio came the news that … Continue reading
Posted in Life, Segue
Tagged Constitutional Court of South Africa, Robert Mugabe, SADC, South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, Unconstitutional behaviour, Zimbabwe
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On Climate Change and Science Denialism
Last week, three major climate-related events occurred. South Africa’s interior suffered under a heatwave. Australia was struck by a heatwave so intense that flying foxes fell out of trees dead as the heat had literally cooked their brains. In addition, … Continue reading
Posted in Segue
Tagged Anthropogenic Global Warming, Australia, biofuels, California, Christopher Monckton, Climate Change, Solar Power, South Africa, Switchgrass
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A few last words, and goodbye
Earlier this year, I put up a page for antivaccine P.R.A.T.T.s (Points Refuted A Thousand Times). A few minutes ago, I added two more (the “Amish Anomaly” and the “Susceptible Subgroup”). This is almost certain to be the last time … Continue reading
Posted in Anti-antivaccination, Autism Awareness, Background Data
Tagged Amish, Autism, HIV Vaccine, Kirsten Nematandani, PRATTs, Rogue One, SAFA, Sepp Blatter, South Africa, Star Wars, Vaccines
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Autistics’ Speaking Day: Autism in South Africa – an opportunity lost
[This is an edited version of an article I wrote two years ago.] South Africa is a nation with a Constitution hailed as one of the most progressive in the world. It states that discrimination on the grounds of Race, … Continue reading
Posted in Autism Awareness
Tagged Autism South Africa, Autistics' Speaking Day, South Africa, South African Constitution
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Autism Rights in South Africa: an opportunity lost
This essay was written in 2013, but not accepted for publication. Autism Rights in South Africa: an opportunity lost South Africa is a nation with a Constitution hailed as one of the most progressive in the world. It states that … Continue reading
Posted in Anti-antivaccination, Autism Awareness, Background Data
Tagged apartheid, Autism South Africa, Ernie Els, Ernie Els Foundation, History, South Africa, South African Constitution, subprime crisis, The Key School
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On Court Cases and a successful vaccine programme
This week was a good week. In 2009, South Africa introduced vaccination against pneumococcal diseases. Here are the money quotes: “The vaccine has been so successful it has reduced cases of pneumococcal disease in adults who were not immunised, due … Continue reading
Posted in Anti-antivaccination, Life, Segue
Tagged Cell C, Court Cases, George Prokas, Italy, Pneumococcal disease, South Africa, Vaccines
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Some vaccine news
The first measles outbreak of the year has occurred already. On the good news front, India is officially polio-free. The last recorded case occurred three years ago. Congratulations to India. Also on the good news front, the South African Health … Continue reading
Posted in Anti-antivaccination
Tagged Aaron Motsoaledi, HPV, HPV Vaccine, India, Measles, Phillipines, Poliomyelitis, South Africa, victory over a VPD
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In a bad place
I’m in a bad place at the moment. Some of the reasons why are minor and will shortly pass, others are not so minor. Firstly, the minor reasons. For one, I’m sick. I’m running a fever and at times my … Continue reading
Posted in Life, Segue
Tagged Constitutional Court of South Africa, Jacob Zuma, Philosophical masturbation, Political idiocy, South Africa
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Black Tuesday and the Secrecy Bill
I realise this is not something I generally blog about, but this is my blog and I’ll post what I like on it. Yesterday the 22 November 2011, which has been nicknamed “Black Tuesday”, the South African Parliament voted to … Continue reading
