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Gerard Boyce

Escalation or aberration? Reflection on the nature of Hamas’ attack two Saturdays ago

Two weeks after Hamas shocked the world with its brutal attack on settlements surrounding the besieged Gaza enclave, questions still abound…

6 min readOct 21, 2023

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Escalation or aberration? Reflection on the nature of Hamas’ attack two Saturdays ago

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Gerard Boyce

Israel has lost, early enough to tell but not too late to salvage ‘victory’

Israel has lost. Even as the grim metric of number of war dead steadily and inexorably tilts in favour of Israel’s deadly war machine…

3 min readOct 12, 2023

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Gerard Boyce

Using a nuclear referendum to save South Africa’s political party system from the violence that…

Another day, another report that a local politician has been murdered in South Africa. This time, it has been reported that Mr. Lot Nkuna…

4 min readOct 6, 2023

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Using a nuclear referendum to save South Africa’s political party system from the violence that…

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Gerard Boyce

Putin, Prigozhin and the shadow of Anastasia

According to Mafia lore, notorious mob boss Albert Anastasia ordered the murder of informant Arnold Schuster in 1952 after watching an…

7 min readSep 1, 2023

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Putin, Prigozhin and the shadow of Anastasia

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Gerard Boyce

The price of non-entry: The cost South Africa will have to pay following President Putin’s decision…

All eyes were on South Africa last week as it hosted the annual BRICS summit. With weighty issues like the expansion of the group and the…

8 min readAug 27, 2023

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The price of non-entry: The cost South Africa will have to pay following President Putin’s decision…

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Gerard Boyce

Rotblat: A biopic not yet made but one the world needs to see

Last month saw the release of the highly anticipated blockbuster movie Oppenheimer. Based on a biography of the head of the Manhattan…

3 min readAug 3, 2023

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Rotblat: A biopic not yet made but one the world needs to see

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Gerard Boyce

How unquestioning defence of every Israeli government action risks putting Israel on a hiding to…

Israel’s assault on Jenin refugee camp last month (July 2023) resulted in the deaths of several young Palestinians and drew sharp…

6 min readAug 2, 2023

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How unquestioning defence of every Israeli government action risks putting Israel on a hiding to…

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Gerard Boyce

Defuse global tensions over the use of depleted uranium, abolish the global nuclear industry

Recently, tensions between the United Kingdom and Russia have escalated over the former’s reported intention to supply Ukraine with…

3 min readApr 19, 2023

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Defuse global tensions over the use of depleted uranium, abolish the global nuclear industry

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Gerard Boyce

Remembering Palestine on the first anniversary of the Ukraine War

Today marks the first anniversary of the start of the Ukraine War. This occasion will, no doubt, be used by Western politicians and media…

2 min readFeb 23, 2023

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Remembering Palestine on the first anniversary of the Ukraine War

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Gerard Boyce

The slaying of Tebello ‘Tibz’ Motsoane and the trampling of ordinary South Africans’ hopes

National news headlines in South Africa this week are still dominated by news of the murder this past Friday of local international…

3 min readFeb 16, 2023

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The slaying of Tebello ‘Tibz’ Motsoane and the trampling of ordinary South Africans’ hopes

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Gerard Boyce

Gerard Boyce

Gerard Boyce is an Economist and Senior Lecturer in the School of Built Environment and Development Studies at the University of KwaZulu-Natal (Durban).

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