Arrogance in Randburg
The ANC thought they were on to a good thing when they started accusing the DA of arrogance. As it became harder and harder for
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South Africa’s foreign and domestic policy has set Trump up to bash us around for 4 years
South Africa is growing increasingly isolated internationally due to a foreign policy approach that lacks strategy in responding to changes in world politics. Recently 49 citizens packed their bags and were labelled as refugees as they entered the United States
Lesufi: The DA is the “ENEMY”
Nicholas Lorimer and Makone Maja discuss comments made by Gauteng Premier, Panyaza Lesufi, about the DA and employment equity. They also discuss violence against buses. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXBsmxyRPn4
What does “transformation” mean?
The word “transformation” is one of the most-used terms in South Africa today. It is used by politicians to justify all manner of growth-destroying laws, from NHI, to expropriation, to new racial employment quotas. Transformation is often framed as a
After the talk shop: what real political work looks like
Politics has always had its rituals, formalities, and its theatre. In recent times, we’ve seen a resurgence of political conversation, not just in South Africa, but across the globe. There were fraught negotiations along the Ukrainian border and deepening partisan
Of course Afrikaners and other minorities face persecution
We talk a lot about the fast media cycle in the age of information, but more concerning is the fast “knowledge” cycle: things people knew to be true just a year ago suddenly disappear from consciousness and become myths or
The unemployment crisis gets worse
Terence Corrigan and Nicholas Lorimer discuss the latest unemployment figures, President Ramaphosa visiting NAMPO, and civil servants losing their benefits to the NHI. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOfYHHygL0c
US rolls out red carpet for Afrikaner “refugees”
The first flight of 49 supposedly persecuted Afrikaners who landed in the United States this week were given a royal welcome. Let’s play a little game, shall we? Here are nine photographs of refugees. Which is the odd one out?
The Trekkers and the ANC’s stand-off with the US
The arrival in the US earlier this week of 49 Afrikaners, who have been granted refugee status, was a slap in the face for the ANC. The Trump administration, with its eye on political theatre, has been out to find