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How EWC could be coming back

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The disestablishment of the governing coalition in Johannesburg, and the possible (probable?) fates of its counterparts in Tshwane and Ekurhuleni, combined with the Economic Freedom

Chasing the White Whale: an epic moment in literature, and a tawdry feat of character assassination 

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It’s doubtful that more than just a few South Africans, including those with a fondness for literature, will ever read Herman Melville’s magisterial novel Moby

The President will not ‘do something’

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‘Power: Do Something Mr President’ read the headline of the Saturday Star. The register of this message should be painfully familiar to South Africa. A

EFF campaign illustrates a much bigger problem

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In what was one of our most popular articles published last year Terence Corrigan examines some elements of the EFF, and sounds a warning that

Putting home ownership on a sustainable footing

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Owning one’s home is an aspiration for millions of South Africans. It speaks not only to the holding of an asset, but – against the

Diversity, deliberation and the difficult conversations

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If it carries the suggestion of racism, it’s bound to grab attention. So, it was entirely expected that the goings-on in a suburban High School

Ramaphosa signals resistance to reform

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A couple of weeks ago, I used my column to muse on reasons to be optimistic. I’ve done so on other platforms too. And while

When it’s Russia in 1917

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In rhetoric reminiscent of the Russian Revolution, the South Africa Communist Party headed its Red October Campaign ‘Land, Food and Work’. And in rhetoric that

Am I optimistic?

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I heard a story some years back about a European diplomat whose term of duty in South Africa had come to an end in early

Enjoy the movies. Just don’t believe them

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I’m grateful that I began my career before the online age really got going in South Africa. I would rather that some of my earliest