The debate on the morality of abortion centres on the issue of when human life actually begins. Based on biological and psycho-social considerations, different views have been expressed at the beginning of life, ranging from two weeks to nine months.
Author: Reverend Jan Scholtz (Reverend Jan Scholtz )
Opinion – Light in the darkness: Remember Rachel’s children
Christmas is especially for children. Merle A. Johnson writes: “It is heaven, made of children”. Children do not have the intellectual problems of many adults with angels speaking to shepherds, a star that leads wise men to a manger and a baby born from a virgin.
The reading of the letter of Philemon within our context
Paul, a prisoner, writes Philemon a letter. Needles to say the letter is written from prison. He is writing to a wealthy man.
Opinion – Africa’s planned or unplanned social change under a microscope
With social and political change that came with independence came a search, a search for the best possible way to implement that change and to develop the full potential of the various countries in Africa.
Opinion – Entrepreneurial leadership and nation-building – hallmark of good leadership
The vast majority of businesses initiated by entrepreneurs originate as micro or small businesses. These businesses are usually started and entrepreneurially managed by one person.
Exiting the stage timeously – hallmark of good leadership
IT IS an age-old question: What is the perfect time for a leader to step down and hand over the reins to others? When has a leader overstepped their efficient capacity?
Opinion – Religion and economics: Perspective
For most of us, the proverbial war between science and religion ended long ago, either in a stalemate or a truce. Nonetheless, the conflict between religion and economics goes on, apparently for good reasons.
Market mechanism and impact on development
One of the prime tasks of economics is to resolve the ‘problem of choice’. The problem of choice arises because individuals have a myriad of wants they need to satisfy but the resources required to satisfy these wants are limited.
Opinion – Social change, ethnocentrism under the microscope
One cannot discuss the process of social change in isolation from the cultural context in which change takes place. Neither can one discuss the concept of culture in isolation from a discussion of the concepts of socialisation and deviance.
Opinion – Land stories: Somewhere between justice and mercy, where are we?
From the beginning of history, land and the resources it embodies have been at the core of human possessive and acquisitive endeavour.