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Bernie Sanders and AI – serious or cynical?
I have always sort of liked Bernie Sanders, even though my politics and his rarely align. I liked the way he attracted support from both the left and the right wing, particularly during his presidential runs in 2016 and 2020.
The other 9/11: lessons from Chile
As pundits around the world mull over the long consequences of the 9/11 terrorist attacks in the United States twenty-five years ago, it is worth considering that “other 9/11,” when it was the United States that backed a terrorist attack
Provincial migration: Implications for Gauteng and the Western Cape
South Africa’s rural provinces are experiencing rapid out-migration – people moving elsewhere – as their local economies endure high unemployment, disinvestment, slowing growth, and infrastructure decay. Meanwhile, their urban counterparts, Gauteng and the Western Cape, are experiencing rapid in-migration, placing
No growth without fixing municipal dysfunction – IRR
South Africa cannot achieve the economic growth it desperately needs while its cities and towns struggle to provide the infrastructure and services on which businesses and households depend. This is the core message of a new analysis published by the
Writers' Room reads: "Anyone for a nice, cheap shot of cynicism?" | Hermann Pretorius
Hermann Pretorius reads his latest article for the Daily Friend about the cost of cynicism in politics. Read the article here: https://dailyfriend.co.za/2026/08/23/... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHa3E4Q8kk0
The “myth of white genocide” disinfo campaign reaches Lex Libertas
For more than a year I have been saying this on X (Twitter), and I will say it again here: “white genocide” as a narrative device is a product of the left and the press.
AGOA survival doesn’t cure South Africa’s growth challenge
Last week United States (US) President Donald Trump signed into law an extension of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), keeping duty-free access to the US market open for more than 30 African countries until the end of 2028.
New IRR report on fixing local government released today
“Fixing South Africa’s Broken Municipalities” is the title of the webinar today at which the Institute of Race Relations (IRR) launched a new in-depth study of local government. Local government: crises decades in the making and how to deal with