Don’t do stupid sh*t (if you really care about Afrikaner culture)

If the FW de Klerk Foundation wants to protect and promote Afrikaner culture, it would do well to steer clear of the letter written by the organization’s Dave Steward, writes Melanie Verwoerd.

Social commentary, Political commentaryMelanie Verwoerd07 October 2020#FWdeKlerkFoundation, #Afrikaans, #Afrikaner, #dontdostupidshit, #HeritageDay, #monuments Comments

The COVID-19 tracing app: Should we fear it as much as we do?

We may be losing out on some of our privacy by downloading the COVID-19 app, but it is for the greater good.

Political commentary, Social commentaryMelanie Verwoerd30 September 2020#Coronavirus, #contacttracing, #COVID19App, #privacy, #data, #COVD19 Comments

A woman's touch: The type of leadership we need during the pandemic

"The male-led countries suffered an average of 214 coronavirus-related deaths per million inhabitants. Those led by women lost only one-fifth as many, 36 per million."

Political commentary, Social commentaryMelanie Verwoerd05 August 2020#women, #womxn, #COVID-19, #Coronavirus, #womenleaders Comment

Is our lockdown the worst in the world?

When comparing lockdowns around the world, South Africa's has been the longest but it may be for our own good.

Social commentary, Political commentaryMelanie Verwoerd29 July 2020#lockdown, #Coronavirus, #alcoholban, #COVID-19, #victimhood, #wildlifetrade, #quarantineComment

What really makes us happy?

Results of the Gross National Happiness study show that South Africans appear to be happier to be at home than they were at the start of lockdown, but there were other perplexing findings.

Social commentaryMelanie Verwoerd22 July 2020#happiness, #TalitaGreyling, #GrossNationalHappinessstudy, #slowdown, #COVID-19Comment

Sometimes whites should really just shut up and listen

It's time for white people to be part of the healing process and to listen when people speak about their experiences.

Social commentary, Social Justice, Political commentaryMelanie Verwoerd15 July 2020#BLM, #blacklivesmatter, #LungiNgidi, #WhyIamnolongertalkingtowhitepeopleaboutrace, #race Comment

What could possibly go wrong? A lot it seems when it comes to insurance...

We may be paying a fortune for insurance policies but it doesn't always mean we are actually covered.

Social commentaryMelanie Verwoerd08 July 2020#insurance, #gapcoverage, #lifeinsurance, #medicalinsurance, #shameComment

The true value of those we can't live without

We need CEOs and we need essential workers. Yet, over the last century or so, we have gradually degraded the position of essential workers, while we have greatly elevated the positions of business people (and politicians).

Social commentary, EconomyMelanie Verwoerd01 July 2020#gratitude, #essential, #Coronavirus, #COVID-19, #whoisessentialComment

Senzeni na? A message to the men of South Africa

The brutal truth is that, despite our beautiful Constitution, no woman in our country is truly free, because we perpetually live in fear. Fear of what you, the men, do to us.

Social commentary, Social Justice, PersonalMelanie Verwoerd25 June 2020#femicide, #GBV, #whathavewedone?, #Tshegofatso, #restinpeace, #iamtired, #enoughisenough Comments

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