Why do Africa’s Covid-19 numbers look so good?

Are the continent’s coronavirus statistics as good as they appear? Felix Geiringer looks at the numbers, and why whether they reflect the reality matters.  Living in Africa during Covid times, one of the questions I am asked most often is this: how has Africa done so well? At the start of September, the first wave … Read more

South Africa from my living room window

Felix Geiringer had no idea what was in store for him when his family moved to South Africa early this year. Here he writes about the move, the science of cooking eggs and Covid-19. In January, I moved to South Africa with my family. The move came about after my partner was appointed New Zealand’s … Read more

Hit and Run is not ‘war as usual’

The government response to the revelations contained in Nicky Hager and Jon Stephenson’s Hit and Run have so far amounted to a collective shoulder shrug. Barrister Felix Geiringer explains why that’s simply not good enough. Now that the lie about civilian casualties in Afghanistan is well and truly exposed, the anti-inquiry spin appears to be … Read more