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Farm conditions: getting past a cartoon caricature

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Over the last couple of weeks, three disturbing stories have garnered some public attention. One relates to a grotesque case in Limpopo where two women

“Petty politics” may be “for the good of the country”

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Prior to the election, there was a great deal of excited discussion about what a government would look like should the ANC be unable to

South Africa – best of “the rest”? (Part 4) 

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South Africa has failed to deliver on its growth potential as a direct consequence of its failure to attract sufficient investment. The first parts of

South Africa – best of “the rest”? (Part 3) 

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So far in this series, I’ve looked at some broad enablers of investment and how South Africa’s performance has stacked up against its peers. South

South Africa – best of “the rest”? (Part 2)  

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Last week, I looked at the trajectory of South Africa’s economy since the 1990s, its disappointing performance and its place in the evolving economic order.

South Africa – best of “the rest”? (Part 1)

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In a recent column in the Financial Times, Ruchir Sharma discussed what has been referred to as “the rise of the rest”:  the rapid development

Getting the public service back on track

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With the 2024 elections, South Africa entered what promises to be a new phase in its politics. The loss of the ANC’s absolute majority has

Deal with farming realities, not imaginaries

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In its short existence, the MK party has not been shy about courting controversy. It represents, in essence, a resentful, exclusionary brand of politics whose

Citizenship, agency, and (former) mayor Gwamanda: it’s not for children 

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Last week, I wrote about competing conceptions of citizenship, and how this was expressed in the recent case of Chidimma Adetshina and her participation (or

Miss SA and two notions of citizenship

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I probably wouldn’t have known the Miss SA pageant was happening – just not my thing – had it not been for the noise around