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What I mean when I say I am a liberal

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“By liberalism I don’t mean the creed of any party or any century. I mean generosity of spirit, a tolerance of others, an attempt to

Why we cannot postpone the elections this year

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Former Deputy Chief Justice Dikgang Moseneke has been chosen by the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) to head up an inquiry to assess whether or not

Bliss glimpsed in entrancing verbal duel

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Film review: Malcolm and Marie Director: Sam Levinson; Screenplay: Sam Levinson; Cast: Zendaya and John David Washington (Released: 29 January 2021) Rating: 10/10 A couple’s

Plato and the allegory of the ANC

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While the Democratic Alliance (DA) in the Western Cape has chosen to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic head-on, and to secure its own supply of

IRR launches #PowerToThePeople campaign amid more loadshedding from Eskom

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On Thursday, South Africa’s national power supplier, Eskom, announced that is once again implementing loadshedding. The utility company announced that it will be implemented state

Housing vouchers: the solution to public housing in SA

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In a recent article published on EWN titled, “Govt’s new mixed-model housing plan raised more questions than answers”, it was reported that the government intends

Investment Conference: a dog-and-pony show with nothing to sell

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President Cyril Ramaphosa will today open the third South Africa Investment Conference (SAIC) in Sandton to showcase the country as an investment destination – but

Dangerous misconceptions about property rights

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Misconceptions over property rights are widespread in South Africa, a fundamental misunderstanding being that ‘property rights’ refer only to real estate. This is not the

Dangerous misconceptions about property rights

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Misconceptions over property rights are widespread in South Africa, a fundamental misunderstanding being that ‘property rights’ refer only to real estate. This is not the

Protect your pension

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The South African government’s intention to implement prescribed assets is the latest of a number of reckless and nonsensical policies. In essence, this would mean