The Right To Die

The story of Eluana Englaro has highlighted the “right-to-die” debate once again. Eluana Englaro is a 38 year woman who has been in a persistent vegetative state for 17 years following a car accident in 1992, in which she suffered severe brain damage. Her father, Beppino Englaro, won a decade long court battle to have her feeding [...]

I must be psychic….

In December , Michael Meadon wrote a good article on how Thabo Mbeki’s policy on AIDS could blamed for the deaths of 365 000 people. In the comments section James spoke about a news bulletin he saw which reported how the MEC for health in KwaZulu Natal, Peggy Nkonyeni, wanted  traditional “medicine” to be given a chance to prove [...]

Defying Logic

Dr. Anthony Turton was prevented from presenting a keynote address on the quality and delivery challenges of water in the Southern African region at a conference in Pretoria last week. Not only was Dr. Turton prevented from delivering his report, he was also suspended from the CSIR  for…. 
“certain statements – which could not be sufficiently substantiated”.
Dr.Turton’s report [...]

Lessons we can learn

I watched Barack Obama’s acceptance speech this morning; it was such an inspiring speech that even I, a non American, was moved to want to roll up my sleeves and build for a better future “ ……..block by block, brick by brick, calloused hand by calloused hand.”
I admire the way he ran his campaign; he never resorted [...]