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Hate speech: what about the Union Jack, or the Hammer and Sickle?
Andrew Kenny A far better policy, in the face of anyone brandishing a symbol you find hurtful, would be to ignore them, and deny them
ANC sought power, not freedom
The violence of the people’s war is the key to understanding the rise to power of the African National Congress (ANC). It is nearly impossible
Can Ramaphosa never match Verwoerd?
Is South Africa under democracy, ruled by the African National Congress (ANC), doomed to slower growth than it had under apartheid? Is it impossible for
The silly tragedy of Penny Sparrow
Why did we attach such enormous importance to the commonplace racism of a commonplace woman who died last week? Sparrow’s life and death were marked
UCT closes down ideas
There was a time when you were allowed to be exposed to ideas you didn’t agree with. If you want to understand how much the
The moon and South Africa
Since 1994, our technological progress seems to have ground to a halt. Fifty years ago today – 21 July 1969 – the first human stepped
The problem with foreigners
My free market instincts favour free movement of all people everywhere, but I know this is impractical, and indeed destructive. So, I’d just advocate intelligent,
The role of the ‘servant’ should be relegated to the bad old past
Our economy needs to be freed so that everybody can get a proper, useful, productive job. Amid the disastrous unemployment in South Africa, it is
The destructive folly of sanctions
Economic sanctions continue their wreckage. They strengthened Castro’s tyranny in Cuba, prolonged apartheid and now threaten war in Iran. Sanctions are always destructive, usually producing
It’s still about reading, writing and (a)rithmetic
It doesn’t matter whether it’s the First Industrial Revolution or the Fourth, being properly taught the 3 Rs is crucial. From 1994 until now, the