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Why I turned against BLM Global Network

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In this winter of 2020, South Africa is divided between those who are for #BlackLivesMatter and those who are against the BLM Global Network. This

Save Stats SA, not SAA

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Statistics South Africa faces an existential threat called “Covid-19”, but really the threat is older and deeper. Here are some practical examples of why we

Our democratic task: keeping tabs on the till

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Auditor-General Kimi Makwetu filed his last national annual report, covering the financial year 2018-2019. Its overall findings were dismal – yet some glimmers of hope

‘White Man’s Burden’: Victorian white supremacy is back

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Parts of the US public square have been overwhelmed by a chilling force. The new racialism manifests in Victorian ways with dire consequences for that

SA’s lockdown: Ten cold facts to reckon with

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With heavy lockdown receding into the past there will need to be a frank evaluation of whether it worked. It may be possible to make

Saying lockdown ‘worked’ risks guaranteeing its return

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The President’s most consistently repeated claim is that the lockdown “delayed the spread” of Covid-19 as intended. No evidence has been produced to test that

Lockdown SA: have harsh restrictions actually slowed the virus?

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South Africa has had one of the most brutal lockdowns in the world, according to the UN. Its regulations have also been some of the

Has Covid-19 killed the US-China rapprochement?

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From an international relations perspective, the SARS-Cov-2 virus’s greatest casualty thus far might be US-China relations, as disagreements over the World Health Organization (WHO) escalate.

Booting BEE – time is short

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Proponents of BEE, or any kind of race-based affirmative action, face serious challenges from the Covid-19 pandemic. In this crisis, they can insist on using

Why won’t Agbiz explain itself?

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This is the second of two articles on the stance adopted by the Agricultural Business Chamber of South Africa (Agbiz) in relation to expropriation without