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Fikile Mbalula collapses: Fear in the ANC
Nicholas Lorimer and Hermann Pretorius discuss the ANC’s court victory, which puts its missing candidates on the ballot in a number of municipalities. They also
The sweet, insidious ideology of “cakism” | Nicholas Lorimer
In another episode of Writers’ Room Reads, Nicholas Lorimer reads his article, ‘I Love Democracy’, on the politics of no trade-offs. Read his article here:
Some political parties are already secretly playing games with us
From: Manny de Freitas Johannesburg There has been much attention about political parties who submitted only 1 name of the proportional representative (PR) list for
Demagogues vs journalists
Makone Maja and Nicholas Lorimer discuss the public clash between News24 journalists and Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma. They also discuss Jacob Zuma’s health and the potential implications
FMF’s welcome embrace of a frontiersmen mindset
From: Ernst van Zyl Head: Public Relations, AfriForum The Free Market Foundation (FMF) recently announced a liaison and fact-distributing (as opposed to fact-finding) mission to
The Mbeki Code and the latest polls
Terence Corrigan and Nicholas Lorimer discuss the latest polling from News24 on the upcoming local government election. They also discuss the Thabo Mbeki monograph and
Huge battle in Mpumalanga
In today’s live show, Ricardo Teixeira and Nicholas Lorimer discuss zama zamas running amok, more trouble on the African continent, and a feisty moment in
South Africa’s bark is bigger than its bite | Chris Hattingh
Nicholas Lorimer speaks to Chris Hattingh about his recent article in the Daily Friend on South Africa’s ability to defend its sovereignty. You can read
Who is really behind Zuma?
Hermann Pretorius and Nicholas Lorimer discuss the strange monograph from the Thabo Mbeki Foundation titled The United States of America and the future of the
IDAC must be scrapped | Paul Hoffman
Advocate Paul Hoffman explains why IDAC needs to be scrapped and replaced with an institution that has the independence and mandate to tackle corruption effectively.