RW Johnson: Nats on Apartheid mirrored by ANC on economic policy. Race-based idiocy
20 Aug
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RW Johnson: Nats on Apartheid mirrored by ANC on economic policy. Race-based idiocy

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Top Stories Tamfitronics Political scientist RW Johnson exposes obvious parallels between the National Party’s Apartheid project and the ANC’s obsession with racially-based economic policies. Both had disastrous consequences – and required a radical re-think, fuelled by social unrest, before abandonment. The big question is whether Cyril Ramaphosa is able to adopt the radical change of an FW de Klerk or the timid, incrementally-based approach of PW Botha. Johnson spoke to BizNews editor Alec Hogg.Sign up for your early morning brew of the BizNews Insider to keep you up to speed with the content that matters. The newsletter will land in your inbox at 5:30am weekdays. Registerhere.Watch hereListen hereHighlights from the interviewIn this interview, R.W. Johnson, a seasoned political analyst, discusses the current state...
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NASA Johnson Dedicates Dorothy Vaughan Center to Women of Apollo
03 Aug
Science & Technology

NASA Johnson Dedicates Dorothy Vaughan Center to Women of Apollo

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NASA Space Technology On the eve of the 55th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing, NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston commemorated the unsung heroes who helped make humanity’s first steps on the Moon possible.To celebrate their enduring legacy, Johnson named one of its central buildings the “Dorothy Vaughan Center in Honor of the Women of Apollo” on July 19, 2024, during a ceremony recognizing the early pioneers who laid the groundwork for the Artemis Generation.Dorothy Vaughan, a mathematician and NASA’s first Black manager, played a crucial role in this historic achievement. As the head of the West Area Computing Unit at Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, from 1949 to 1958, she led her team in mastering new computer programming languages, helping to pave the way for the agency’s current diverse workforce and...
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