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Numbers don’t lie

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One of the great things about a sport like cricket is that it lends itself well to statistics. A great player will have great numbers.

How bad will 2021 be for the ANC?

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Next year, local government elections are due (in theory). Could the African National Congress (ANC) be punished at the polls again, as it was in

The hypocrisy of sports bodies on global injustices

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Test cricket returns this week with England and the West Indies clashing from tomorrow, in Southampton. Because of the Covid-19 pandemic there will be no

How to nip the Cape independence movement in the bud

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Cape independence is an idea that is gaining increasing traction. Although it is dismissed by most as the notion of a lunatic fringe, if the

SA needs a political reset after Covid

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There has been much talk about how South Africa needs an economic reset after the Covid-19 crisis. There is no doubt that this is true.

Muted criticism of government does everyone a disservice

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One of the most fascinating things about the current lockdown has been how many in the media have fallen in line with the government, with

Little evidence that Cyril is a Ramareformer

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Ever since Cyril Ramaphosa became president in 2018, after winning a bitter leadership contest with Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, we have been told he is a reformer.

Lockdown reveals that we are governed by petty tyrants

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South Africa is now in its fourth week of lockdown, with an increasing number of commentators warning of an economic catastrophe unless something is done

Taking the long view

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The world is in crisis and, for many people, it feels unprecedented. For those of my age who are too young to really remember the

BEE isn’t working – time for a rethink

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South Africa is on the brink of an economic crisis. Some would say the country even faces an existential threat, as rumblings about Western Cape