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The far left is re-introducing segregation

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Infected by critical race theory, university campuses are beginning to re-introduce segregation based on race, gender and other identity signifiers. When Louis Farrakhan, leader of

Americans pay less for stuff than we do

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Rich people in developed countries pay less for all manner of things than poor South Africans do. Government ought to unilaterally drop import barriers to

Gautrain extension must be opposed

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The Gautrain Management Agency has announced a proposed new route to extend its rapid rail network. That the Gautrain is a failure is just one

Sri Lanka’s failed socialist experiments

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The leaders of Sri Lanka promised the people ‘Vistas of Prosperity and Splendour’ as they introduced modern monetary theory and organic agriculture. They delivered only

How Patel manipulates economic indicators

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The minister of trade, industry and competition, Ebrahim Patel, is quietly imposing binding commitments upon local producers in return for tariff protection. A local smartphone

Eskom is trapped in the abyss

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Intractable problems, both internal to Eskom and imposed from without, are keeping South Africa mired in darkness, and things are not looking up. André de

SA wants a WHO Pandemic Treaty

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In the wake of devastating Covid-19 lockdowns, South Africa is supporting a global treaty that would give the WHO far-reaching powers to respond to health

US baby formula shortage: whose fault is it anyway?

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Biden cabinet member Pete Buttigieg says that the free market is to blame for the critical baby formula shortage in the US. The socialist Jacobin

Fiddling while Rome burns

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The scandal over a proposed R22 million monumental flag illustrates once more that our governing class keeps itself occupied with vanity projects instead of concentrating on

The ANC’s ideology rewards kleptocracy

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People don’t join the ANC because they want to serve the people. They join the ANC to get rich. This is the natural outcome of