Phenyo Matabane
Phenyo Matabane is a consultant and economics Master's candidate with a passion for Africa's development. He previously served in student governance at the University of Pretoria and remains actively involved in community-based youth development initiatives.
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Who really pays for a boycott?
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- By Phenyo Matabane
- . Jun 27, 2026
South Africa is a constitutional democracy founded on rights, freedoms and the rule of law. Among the most important of these rights is the right
Proxy terrorism: when distance no longer protects life
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- By Phenyo Matabane
- . Dec 20, 2025
Chanukah is meant to be a defiant celebration of light – a refusal to grant darkness the final word. Yet on the evening of 14
SA’s diplomatic crossroads: prioritising domestic crises over geopolitical litigation
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- By Phenyo Matabane
- . May 29, 2025
The recent diplomatic confrontation between US President Donald Trump and President Cyril Ramaphosa has exposed the precarious balance between domestic imperatives and international legal activism.