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Zuma: the end of the beginning?

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After the British and their many allies had defeated Erwin Rommel at the second Battle of Alamein in October and November 1942, Winston Churchill famously

A growing backlash against critical race theory

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A few weeks ago (on 14th June) this column asked whether there was a “growing backlash against wokeism”. The answer seems to be yes, certainly

Let’s not forget the other type of state capture

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The proposed partial privatisation of South African Airways (SAA) and the lifting of some restrictions on the private generation of electricity have caused a flurry

Race hustling is a menace and an insult

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The campaign against “race hustling” currently being launched by the Institute of Race Relations (IRR) comes not a moment too soon. This growing industry is

Is there a growing backlash against wokeism?

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Earlier this month English football fans took again to widespread booing when teams on the field performed the ritual of ‘taking the knee’ popularised by

One-child China now wants a baby boom

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Telling people how many babies they can have is probably the ultimate in political, social, economic, and family planning. That is what China did, a

“Inclusive growth”? With these policies?

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In his recent budget-vote speech, Ebrahim Patel, minister of trade, industry and competition, said that the Covid-19 pandemic had “deeply scarred” the South African economy.

Radical economic transformation carries on regardless

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Ace may be in, Ace may be out, but radical economic transformation will be carried on anyway. Cyril Ramaphosa’s apparent victory over Ace Magashule has

A climate change propaganda handbook

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At the last count, more than 460 news and media partners claiming to represent 57 countries and a “reach” of two billion people had signed

Joe Biden forced to backtrack on his racism allegations

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Last month Tony Sewell, black chairman of a commission which challenged the view that the United Kingdom (UK) was a racist country, was vilified as