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Historic place of the Blue Machine
We have just watched a powerful - if brief - history of the Democratic Alliance, beginning with our founding Congress 26 years ago. But the values we stand for are far older. We did not invent them.
We now shape the destiny of SA
That a party once consigned to irrelevance and ridicule now shapes the destiny of South Africa, is the legacy I leave behind for the Democratic Alliance.
Mounting risks of recession
Even with the current ceasefire, does the US and Israel war against Iran portend recession?
New Focus: Chagos Islands deal shelved
US President Donald Trump’s about-turn on the Chagos Islands – first welcoming the agreement to hand hand sovereignty of the British territory to Mauritius, then turning around and calling it an "act of total weakness" – has been decisive in
Ending Angola’s ‘Perfect Dictatorship’: Juntos por Angola: Outro passo para a Liberdade – Adalberto Costa Junior
The Peruvian author Mario Vargas Llosa, who died last year, is not only remembered as one of the greatest novelists in recent history, but also as one of the main voices defending political freedom and individual rights in Latin America.
Trust, division and economic growth
I have been reading and researching interpersonal trust recently because in my years of looking at the General Social Survey of the US I noticed it relates to many important aspects of life such as economic welfare and happiness.
A just path: Ghana’s UN resolution on transatlantic slavery
Ghana's sponsored UN resolution on slavery is historic and cherished, especially in Africa by Africans who are continuing to be affected by the brutal, violent legacy of transatlantic slavery, which began in the 15th century.
News Focus: Islamabad talks
Pakistan declared a two-day holiday in the capital Islamabad ahead of this weekend’s US-Iran talks on ending the conflict launched by the US and Israel at the end of February which has visited misery on many thousands of people in