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Vote for future growth, not identity or history

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The editor of TimesLIVE sneers at ‘a party living off its reputation for removing waste’, but his identity politics only promises more misery. Like many

I’m over small fry; here’s my endorsement

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It is often tempting to vote for small parties in elections. They have personality, they’re anti-establishment, they’re idealistic. But also, they suck. South Africa is

Equality, equality and equity

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Ramaphosa threatened South Africans with “equality, whether people like it or not”. Let’s follow his logic to its conclusion, shall we?  “We cannot, and must

Free healthcare for the rich

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Ramaphosa seems to think it funny to sign the NHI Bill. The people of South Africa will be the butt of his joke. ‘I have

Who can trust Ramaphosa’s promises?

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Ramaphosa promises that the ANC will in future elect leaders who will not steal from the country. He’s lying. ‘Going into these elections, we are

Lesufi promises flying cars. But why?

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Election-time promises are a dime a dozen, but who are futuristic pipe dreams really aimed at? It feels like bullying to pick on Panyaza Lesufi,

Big companies ditch this hopeless backwater

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When even big business calls it quits on South Africa, we have to accept that the economic outlook is poor. Small businesses are fragile. They’re

Is the DA’s minimum wage stance smart politics?

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The DA’s position on the national minimum wage has prompted predictable outrage from the left. ‘We appreciate that the DA is being honest about how

Why Freedom Day is still worth celebrating

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Perhaps a certain amount of bitterness is to be expected, but regretting the democratic dispensation is not. This past weekend, South Africa celebrated 30 years

‘Swart gevaar’: Smearing South Africa’s only hope

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One can criticise the Democratic Alliance (DA) over many things, but yelling ‘racism’ at every turn is both false and dangerously counter-productive. You’d think that