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Speak up while the opportunity exists

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South Africa has been given a reprieve. A short one, to be sure, but a reprieve, nonetheless. Last week Parliament announced that the deadline for

Understanding the Expropriation Bill

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Explaining the ‘deeper meanings’ behind events is the stock-in-trade of journalists, academics and analysts. It is the nature of this work not only to describe

Change empowerment thinking for a chance at a post-Covid-19 future

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South Africa has entered the second year of the Covid-19 pandemic; while the country is likely to be dealing with the health crisis for a

Post-Covid policy: to enable and support

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What will South Africa look like when the Covid-19 pandemic has passed? As we struggle through the health crisis and the resultant dislocation – and

January 8th Statement confirms perilous direction

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As the Covid-19 pandemic reasserts itself, as infection spreads, and the death tolls rise, and as the country is pushed back into lockdown – with

Understanding the challenges of the new year

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As the new year gets under way, property rights – their maintenance or degradation – look set to be a major policy theme. This has

Feel like you’ve been here before: heavy metal, the ANC and how things seem doomed to repeat themselves

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Over the next few weeks, the Daily Friend will be republishing a selection of the most popular articles of 2020. This piece was first published on 16

SA and the Covid-19 crisis – IV

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This is the last of four parts of a report based on a study of South Africa during the COVID-19 crisis. The emphasis is on

SA and the Covid-19 crisis – III

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This is the third of four parts of a report based on a study towards the end of the year of South Africa during the

SA and the Covid-19 crisis – II

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This is the second of four parts of a report based on a study towards the end of the year of South Africa during the