by Joe Taylor This week, the news warned of the sharpest fuel price increase ever experienced in South Africa, driven by soaring international oil prices due to the war in…
Author: Ursula van Nierop
I am tired, exhausted in fact. Since the start of October, I’ve had a gruelling work schedule. My company downsized recently. As a member of our executive team, I’ve had…
“Think globally, act locally” is a phrase that slips easily off the tongue these days, especially in leadership seminars. Yet when it comes to international human rights, it points to…
When good Pope John XXIII was thinking about the “aggiornamento” of the Church at the end of the 1950s and the convening of a council, the Church’s attitude towards other…
Niels Fran played softly in the background as we gathered for a silent conversation during Day 2 of the Jesuit Institute’s Winter Living Theology workshop. Participants were invited to respond…
We abuse the word ‘theory’ in the phrase ‘conspiracy theories’, according to the British journalist George Monbiot. In scientific and other research, a theory is something which we posit as…
On 21 May 2025, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa met with U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington, D.C. The Background Since taking office in 2016, Donald Trump has regularly voiced…
By Sarah-Leah Pimentel In a typical promotion, candidates must demonstrate how they are the most qualified for the position. They need to show how their previous experience equips them to…
“And now I’m going to tell you who you are, really are. You are Peter, a rock. This is the rock on which I will put together my church, a…
