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Pull the plug on the SABC

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The kindest thing would be to shut the SABC down, sell off the assets and better-known radio brands to private investors, and turn its HQ

Modern Madness

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I was keen to get hold of a copy of Douglas Murray’s The Madness of Crowds as soon as I read a bad review about

Not all human rights are equal

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“The Human Rights Commission is the national institution established to support constitutional democracy. It is committed to promote respect for, observance of and protection of

Mugabe comparable to Thatcher and Reagan? You can’t be serious

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By any sane measure, it is absurd to compare an evil, despotic maniac like Robert Mugabe to either Margaret Thatcher or Ronald Reagan. Rather as

Taxi ride to ruin

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Who in government is going to steer Tito Mboweni’s turnaround plan to fruition?  Imagine this. You’re out on the town for a night with friends

Can you bank on it?

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When a populist politician decides to wipe out certain loans in the hopes of keeping voters sweet, the banking system suddenly looks a bit dodgy.

Living on the edge

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Things we need to consider now that South Africa is perilously close to the ‘fiscal cliff’. One of the things many of us take for

Ten norms of a submerging market

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The government’s ‘10 reasons why you should invest in South Africa’ ad may need to be reshot to reflect current conditions. When I eventually decided

Because you think I’m right?

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My advice to columnists who bandy the term ‘right-wing’ around should take care not to attach labels to people they know nothing about. I must

Work-shy rich kid who only pours scorn on efforts to build better, fairer SA

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Kelly-Jo Bluen is apparently content to sit safely in London and spew hatred against the country of her birth. I had absolutely no idea when