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Sights on citizens: Guns, government and self-defence

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To be honest, I don’t like guns, even hunting rifles for that matter. This is mostly because, first, I don’t like wildlife hunting, and, second

The Baby and the Alligator: Ramaphosa at the Zondo Commission

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Last week, President Cyril Ramaphosa caused a stir when he defended cadre deployment in his testimony at the Zondo Commission. ‘I would say that when

Reflections on Freedom Day: 1994, and after

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South Africans today celebrate the first post-apartheid election on 27 April 1994 – a moment of great change, and of hope. But when it comes

Sophie’s Declining Choices

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The collapse of economic life coupled with declining services has a severe impact on the life of someone like Sophie. Sophie is a 58-year-old domestic

Regulatory overkill?

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With lives in the balance, what is gained by depriving people of their livelihood through excessive regulation? And have restrictions on freedom of movement gone

The Price of China

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In a recent article for Time magazine, Charlie Campbell explored “What the Chinese Surveillance State Means for the Rest of the World” and reported that

An error of comedies

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Comedian and Journalist Daniel Friedman did not incite or encourage white genital mutilation, but there is an argument that he owes an apology for using

When does rhetoric become action?

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It was announced in recent days that the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) had charged Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema for firing a gun