By Howard Feldman, Synthesis The question is not how many engineers it takes to change a light bulb, but rather how many Rand Water engineers it takes to open a tap? Perhaps a better question Read More
By Howard Feldman, Synthesis I have just returned from having spent six days in Israel. It was my first trip since the 7 October attack, and I wanted to see it for myself. With media Read More
By Howard Feldman It’s better not to start what you can’t finish. If that isn’t a proverb, it should be. And it is worth considering as it applies to pretty much anything, because whereas there Read More
By Howard Feldman, Synthesis I am starting to believe that I have been wrong: that what I attributed to the incompetence of South Africa’s governing party, had less to do with their inability to perform, Read More
By Howard Feldman, Synthesis Although I am no sportsman, the one thing I know for certain is that in every sport, timing is critical. Which makes the statement issued by Cricket South Africa particularly disturbing. Read More
By Howard Feldman, Synthesis I am not making this up. I don’t need to. Former president Jacob Zuma has promised that his new political party, uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK to its friends), will not tolerate Read More
By Howard Feldman Back in 1995, former World Bank vice-president Dr Ismail Serageldin said: “If the wars of this century were fought over oil, the wars of the next century will be fought over water Read More
By Howard Feldman, Synthesis This is not about Israel. Or Palestine. Or Gaza. It is not about Hamas, the atrocities perpetrated, or about civilian deaths on both sides of the border. It is about us. Read More
By Howard Feldman, Synthesis For too long now the African National Congress has thrown levels, stages and numbers at us. South Africans are now at expert level of being able to calculate the impact of Read More
By Howard Feldman, Synthesis It is more than a little ironic that grown South African rugby supporters were forced to spend Sunday evening arguing about the difference between turquoise and aqua: Men who until a Read More