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What are the lessons of Rhodesia?

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The 2025 Expropriation Act has drawn attention to the question of land reform and in particular white ownership of farms in South Africa. This is

Trump boosts the ANC’s disastrous Expropriation Act

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“No, be afraid. Be very afraid.” These famous words come from the 1986 sci-fi film, The Fly. A crazy scientist invents a machine that can

The most dangerous man in the world

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Thirteen South Africans were killed last month by the most dangerous man in the world. Paul Kagame, the racist dictator of the super-apartheid state, Rwanda,

Trump ends climate madness – in freezing cold

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President Trump’s inaugural speech on Monday was not all good, but most of it was. So were most but not all of his flurry of

Matric, maths and the South African economy – paradoxes abound in the education system

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In one newspaper, I read that our universities in 2025 are overwhelmed with applications for student places: the University of Johannesburg has 33 applicants for

The ANC wins, South Africa loses

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After 30 years of ANC rule, a quarter of our children are so malnourished they are susceptible to permanent brain damage, unemployment is 42%, economic

The most subversive figure in history?

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This is my last column of the year, and since I have nothing interesting to say about the two usual topics at year’s end –

You voted for expensive electricity. So pay up

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In the undemocratic era of apartheid, Eskom produced the world’s cheapest electricity, providing plentiful, reliable electricity for households, commerce and industry, and giving us many

Confused racial psychology governs ANC attitudes to white teachers

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Most South African schools are doing very badly, producing some of the worst educational outcomes on Earth. But some, a select few, are doing very

If you love me, kill me

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If you love me, kill me. Today in South Africa, the greatest act of love, the greatest act of mercy, by one loved one for