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The toxic lure of enclaves and anti-immigrationism

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Ethnic nationalists who wish to retreat to minority enclaves and oppose immigration are misinformed and rather delusional. “What will it take for minorities to stand

The socialist flaws in the Freedom Charter

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Last week was the 70th anniversary of the Freedom Charter, a seminal document in the history of South Africa’s liberation from apartheid. On 26 June

Iran’s “Axis of Resistance” resists no more

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Iran is no longer a major Middle-Eastern power. Its entire strategy lies in ruins, and its allies are largely defeated. As the sun set on

What does Grok know about murder in South Africa?

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An image circulating on social media claims that at least 20 times as many people have been murdered in South Africa since 1994 than during

Ramaphosa will talk this country to death

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President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced a National Dialogue, starting with a National Convention in August. Talk is not what this country needs. If there’s one

Hard lessons from DOGE’s failure

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In principle, a Department of Government Efficiency sounds like a great idea. In practice, it isn’t so simple. When Donald Trump appointed former first buddy

Pride and Prejudice Month

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In another step on the road to Gilead, Republicans have introduced a Bill declaring June to be “Family Month”, instead of “Pride Month”. For someone

The victimhood complex of MAGA men

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A white reporter from America who travelled to South Africa to investigate claims of genocide was cruelly mistreated upon boarding his aeroplane. The political right

Rule of law versus rule by emergency decree

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A US court nixed “reciprocal” tariffs, as institutional checks and balances start to function against Trump’s imperious rule by emergency decree. When Trump returned to

Trump sacrifices advanced economy to defeat wokism

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While the rest of the world eyes dominance in the fourth industrial revolution, Donald Trump is turning America’s clock back in an attempt to defeat