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#WhatSACanBe: United in growth we stand, divided by race we fall
South Africa is a crossroads. The Government of National Unity has taken the public by storm, an expression of South Africa’s willingness to see change
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Heavy fighting in Ukraine, Biden drops out
- By Nicholas Lorimer
- . Jul 27, 2024
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ANC MP resigns after corruption charge (finally!)
- By Daily Friend
- . Jul 26, 2024
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Certificates of Need declared unconstitutional, again
- By Ivo Vegter
- . Jul 26, 2024
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Why South Africa needs a Sovereign Wealth Fund
- By Sean McLaughlin
- . Jul 26, 2024
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Reject antisemitism, support for Hamas, says Harris
- By Staff Writer
- . Jul 27, 2024
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China plans to raise retirement age
- By Staff Writer
- . Jul 27, 2024
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Motsoaledi notes judgment with “deep concern”
- By Staff Writer
- . Jul 27, 2024
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Scots fight for independence
- By Nicholas Lorimer
- . Jul 26, 2024
This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. 24th July 1304 – Wars of Scottish Independence: Fall of Stirling Castle: King Edward I of England takes the stronghold using the War Wolf In the late
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NHI dealt big setback | Daily Friend Wrap
- By Daily Friend
- . Jul 25, 2024
Makone Maja and Nicholas Lorimer discuss the Pretoria High Court judgement against the certificate of need in the NHI bill. They also discuss GNU dynamics and property rights and EWC. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQ4ubEAwsv4
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Cosatu and the DA
- By David Doubell
- . Jul 25, 2024
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Did our fear of extremism just give us a one-party (GNU) state?
- By Martin van Staden
- . Jul 25, 2024
South Africa went from having the strongest opposition formation of its history, to having no real opposition whatsoever, in the span of days. Say what you will about the new super-coalition governing the country: a strong opposition remains necessary for
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Maybe our glass is half-full
- By Marius Roodt
- . Jul 25, 2024
Negativity, pessimism, and despair have been three things that have been pretty common in South Africa over the last few years. Declining infrastructure, increasing murder and crime rates, stubbornly high rates of poverty and unemployment, and a looming debt crisis,
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Ramaphosa defends non-racialism? | Daily Friend Wrap
- By Daily Friend
- . Jul 24, 2024
Terence Corrigan and Nicholas Lorimer discuss President Ramaphosa calling out race-baiting and ethnic chauvinism. They also discuss attitudes to democracy across Africa and in South Africa. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOY15syTuTY
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The GNU: Some reform but no rocket fuel
- By Jonathan Katzenellenbogen
- . Jul 24, 2024
The country is in a far better place than it was on the eve of the 29 May election. Prior to the election there was a deep uncertainty that, just maybe, the radical comrade parties, the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF)
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In Black & White: How Racial Classification Reduces Us
- By Kathleen Morton
- . Jul 24, 2024
Last month, South African singer Tyla responded to scrutiny of her self-described race. Taking to X (formerly Twitter), Tyla wrote: "Yoh guys. Never denied my blackness, idk [I don't know] where that came from. I'm mixed with black/Zulu, Irish, Mauritian/Indian