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Good inequality and bad inequality

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In the last decade or two, inequality has become the left’s new buzzword, since it’s kind of awkward how well economic freedom has done at

ANC forgets its many Jewish allies 

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Naledi Pandor recently repeated the myth that Israel is ‘committing crimes of Apartheid and persecution against Palestinians’. She forgets the many Jews, some of them Zionists,

John Kane-Berman: A giant has fallen

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The unexpected death of former IRR CEO John Kane-Berman, at the age of 76, will leave a large hole in the liberal firmament. One morning,

BRICS reserve currency won’t threaten dollar

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A new global reserve currency, under discussion among the BRICS countries, is being hailed as a ‘mortal threat’ to dollar hegemony. That’s laughable. ‘Putin and

Government’s Master Plans stultify entire industries

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The government loves its industry Master Plans. So do industries, because who doesn’t like juicy incentives? So why is the local motor manufacturing industry facing

‘Second Eskom’ confirms ANC is ideologically bankrupt

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Cyril Ramaphosa thinks Gwede Mantashe’s proposal of starting a second state-owned power utility is ‘not a bad idea’, or so he told a South African

Climate warms for nuclear power

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Worldwide, sentiment towards nuclear energy is warming, as rising energy prices bite and emission targets prove hard to reach. The European Commission (EC), which is

Gun control won’t stop the shootings

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Adriaan Basson, in that charmingly naïve way he has, reckons ‘harsh gun control measures’, including banning guns for self-defence, will prevent tavern shootings.  The editor-in-chief

Don’t fall for fuel-saving scams

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With petrol prices reaching stratospheric heights, charlatans are coming out the woodwork to market fuel-saving devices to desperate motorists. Don’t be scammed. Years ago, when

ANC plays to xenophobic voters

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Home Affairs minister Aaron Motsoaledi has determined to terminate Zimbabwean Exemption Permits forthwith. This is the desperate act of a panicked government. The ANC knows