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Shawn Hagedorn
For 20 years, Shawn Hagedorn has been regularly writing articles in leading SA publications, focusing primarily on economic development. For over two years, he wrote a biweekly column titled “Myths and Misunderstandings” without ever lacking subject material. Visit shawn-hagedorn.com/, and follow him on Twitter @shawnhagedorn
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Why BRICS won’t benefit South Africa
- By Shawn Hagedorn
- . May 29, 2023
The country which best demonstrates the shortcomings of joining BRICS is the only country that has been added to this motley consortium, South Africa. When,
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‘Transformation’ or transformation
- By Shawn Hagedorn
- . May 15, 2023
Our youth unemployment crisis is as globally unrivalled as it is deeply entrenched. This traces to our ruling party creating a patronage network which is
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Is working with the ANC unworkable?
- By Shawn Hagedorn
- . May 1, 2023
Deflated expectations for investment-led collaborations reflect punctured confidence. The ANC’s 1990s transition from its liberation movement origins to being a ruling political party did not
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Judging versus solving: US perspectives and SA implications
- By Shawn Hagedorn
- . Apr 17, 2023
Joe Biden’s harsh labelling of national leaders makes geopolitical solutions even more elusive. The ANC’s vilifying successful societies undermines our economic prospects. Being quick to
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Who will guide our young adults?
- By Shawn Hagedorn
- . Apr 3, 2023
Western media and academia express so much anti-Westernism that they seem unable to acknowledge that Western consumers are essential to expanding good jobs for Africans.
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Don’t let patronage discourage voting
- By Shawn Hagedorn
- . Mar 20, 2023
How should we respond to school leavers who say, ‘I don’t care about politics or what happened in the past, I just want a real
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How the ANC distracts us from solutions
- By Shawn Hagedorn
- . Mar 7, 2023
Our ruling party’s corruption, incompetence and ideological indulgences are so extreme and unrelenting that they distract opponents from developing the powerful solutions which could attract
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Las Vegas solutions for SA
- By Shawn Hagedorn
- . Feb 20, 2023
The Godfather trilogy spotlighted issues and answers we should freshly consider. How it informed American audiences about political protection of the mob in Las Vegas
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When solutions are blocked by social justice spin
- By Shawn Hagedorn
- . Feb 6, 2023
If irrefutable evidence showed the world would benefit from permanently exempting Elon Musk from paying taxes, would you be ok with that? If the US
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Can AI help SA?
- By Shawn Hagedorn
- . Jan 23, 2023
Asking ChatGPT to identify the most profound change of the last 200 years yields a lengthy response about the Industrial Revolution. An AI-styled political correctness