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Which way will Swapo go?

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This year has been one of the electoral contentious years in history. There was an unprecedented number of elections, with incumbents either being voted out

Should Tshwane cast a shadow over the GNU?

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There has been much concern in some quarters around the voting out of Cilliers Brink as the mayor of Tshwane and what this means for

Push back against South African Newspeak

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Nineteen Eighty-Four is one of the most influential books written in the 20th century. George Orwell’s tale of a man, Winston Smith, fighting against a

Sport and race: time for mindsets to change

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This past weekend was one of those that happens periodically, when one feels truly proud to be a South African. There were three big sporting

Maybe our glass is half-full

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Negativity, pessimism, and despair have been three things that have been pretty common in South Africa over the last few years. Declining infrastructure, increasing murder

Time to back the DA in the GNU

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After weeks of negotiations, South Africa finally has a government. The new Government of National Unity (GNU), made up of ten parties in total with

Could Southern Africa be facing a “pink tide”?

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In the early 2000s, elections across Latin America saw left-wing or centre-left parties voted into office. This phenomenon, which saw leaders such Brazil’s Lula da

High noon in Southern Africa 2.0?

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In the 1980s, then American Assistant Secretary of State Chester Crocker wrote a book entitled High Noon in Southern Africa: Making Peace in a Rough

Did AI write the MK Party manifesto?

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The MK Party has burst onto the South African political scene, and is possibly the biggest disruption to our post-1994 politics. Some polls have it

Guard can’t be let down when it comes to bad policy

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A recurring trope in horror movies is when the villain or antagonist returns from the dead. Our heroes will think they have dealt with the