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Free healthcare for the rich

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Ramaphosa seems to think it funny to sign the NHI Bill. The people of South Africa will be the butt of his joke. ‘I have

Who can trust Ramaphosa’s promises?

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Ramaphosa promises that the ANC will in future elect leaders who will not steal from the country. He’s lying. ‘Going into these elections, we are

Lesufi promises flying cars. But why?

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Election-time promises are a dime a dozen, but who are futuristic pipe dreams really aimed at? It feels like bullying to pick on Panyaza Lesufi,

Big companies ditch this hopeless backwater

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When even big business calls it quits on South Africa, we have to accept that the economic outlook is poor. Small businesses are fragile. They’re

Is the DA’s minimum wage stance smart politics?

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The DA’s position on the national minimum wage has prompted predictable outrage from the left. ‘We appreciate that the DA is being honest about how

Why Freedom Day is still worth celebrating

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Perhaps a certain amount of bitterness is to be expected, but regretting the democratic dispensation is not. This past weekend, South Africa celebrated 30 years

‘Swart gevaar’: Smearing South Africa’s only hope

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One can criticise the Democratic Alliance (DA) over many things, but yelling ‘racism’ at every turn is both false and dangerously counter-productive. You’d think that

How ANC and DA differ on industrial policy

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The ANC wants to double down on its industry Master Plans. The DA says it won’t pick winners and losers.  ‘The ANC,’ says the ANC,

Russia’s delusions of grandeur and inferiority complex

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Russia imagines itself to be a world power, but it is just an angry bully with an inferiority complex. If you’re of a liberal mind,

Energy expert’s irrational hostility to private nuclear deal

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When Stratek Global announced a partnership to raise R9 billion in private investment Chris Yelland promptly suggested they were running a ‘pump-and-dump’ scam. When BizNews