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1 month ago | 
martinplaut.com | Martin Plaut |Richard Wilkinson
As a clinician, he was second to none. He was loved by his patients, who remembered his gentle and impeccable bedside manner. He had a fascination for the understanding of the mechanisms of physical signs, and an encyclopaedic knowledge of clinical medicine. As a researcher, he was a global leader in his field. He published over 350 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters.
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Nov 19, 2024 | 
dailyfriend.co.za | Richard Wilkinson
It has been over two weeks since Gauteng MEC of Education Matome Chiloane made a dramatic appearance at Pretoria High School for Girls. Accompanied by Charles Mdladlamba, the attorney he appointed to conduct an investigation into the alleged “culture of racism” which is said to exist at the school, the MEC had come to announce the findings to an assembled media pack. The whole event was a farce.
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Oct 26, 2024 | 
dailyfriend.co.za | Richard Wilkinson
Last month, Professor Tshepo Madlingozi appeared on SMWX, a YouTube podcast hosted by Sizwe Mpofu-Walsh. Professor Madlingozi, who until recently was a legal academic at Wits University, is now a Commissioner at the South African Human Rights Commission (“SAHRC”) and leads its newly established division focusing on “Antiracism, Justice and Education”.
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Oct 23, 2024 | 
capeindependent.com | Richard Wilkinson
Last month, Professor Tshepo Madlingozi appeared on SMWX, a YouTube podcast hosted by Sizwe Mpofu-Walsh.[1] Professor Madlingozi, who until recently was a legal academic at Wits University, is now a Commissioner at the South African Human Rights Commission (“SAHRC”) and leads its newly established division focussing on "Antiracism, Justice and Education".[2] Professor Madlingozi’s conversation with Mpofu-Walsh provides remarkable insight into how the ideology of Critical Race Theory has...
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Oct 16, 2024 | 
dailyfriend.co.za | Richard Wilkinson
Last week, former President Thabo Mbeki sent a blistering 13-page letter to Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi and Education MEC Matome Chiloane, criticising their handling of the recent “racism” scandal at Pretoria High School for Girls. The full letter, with only the names of the affected girls redacted, is available here. In July this year, twelve white matric girls were suspended from school after being accused of making racist remarks in a WhatsApp group.
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Sep 26, 2024 | 
decine21.com | Shane McCormack |Rick Barker |Richard Wilkinson
In Vogue: Los años 90 In Vogue: The 90s Serie TV Género: Documental Público apropiado: Jóvenes-adultos Valoraciones: decine21 (6) | usuarios (6) 6 Votos usuarios ( 1 voto ) Comentarios Título original: In Vogue: The 90s Año: 2024 Fecha de estreno en España en Disney+: 13-09-2024 País: EE.UU. Dirección: Hugo MacGregor Guión: Shane McCormack, Rick Barker, Richard Wilkinson Música: David Schweitzer Fotografía: Axel Baumann Distribuye en formato doméstico: Disney+ Contenidos (de 0 a 4 ¿qué es...
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Aug 26, 2024 | 
dailyfriend.co.za | Richard Wilkinson
On Wednesday 28 August, the residents of Ward 92 in Pretoria will have the opportunity to vote in a by-election to elect a new ward councillor to represent them in the City of Tshwane Council. A vacancy arose in Ward 92 after the incumbent DA councillor, Leanne de Jager, was elected to the Gauteng Provincial Legislature in the election on 29 May. Ward by-elections happen regularly across South Africa and almost always they are fairly forgettable events.
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Aug 18, 2024 | 
acamh.onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Kate Pickett |Richard Wilkinson
There can be no keener revelation of a society's soul than the way in which it treats its children. Nelson Mandela It would be hard to find anyone, including politicians anywhere on the political spectrum, who would not agree that a society should look after its children well – giving them a good start in life, protecting their interests and their health and wellbeing, and promoting their development and education.
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Jul 23, 2024 | 
theguardian.com | Richard Wilkinson |Kate Pickett
When we first wrote The Spirit Level: Why Equality is Better For Everyone, we had no idea it would become a bestseller. The book was filled with graphs and statistics, for one thing. But in the 15 years since it was published, we’ve been invited to give well over 1,000 lectures and conferences to tell people about our research. Our findings were clear then and are still true now. When economic inequality gets worse, so does our health and wellbeing.
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May 7, 2024 | 
dailyfriend.co.za | Richard Wilkinson
On Sunday, Dr Max Price published a reply to my article entitled “The Liberation of the University of Cape Town is Underway.” He takes issue with two topics raised in my article, being my assessment of the state of the university’s finances and my criticism of comments which Dr Price has made regarding the death of Professor Bongani Mayosi. I will deal with each of these issues in turn.
