Cadre deployment the ‘original state capture’

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Municipalities were meant to be the lynchpin of the ruling party’s plans for the country, but they are often the very exemplar of what is

The NDR nature of the ‘new dawn’

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If the National Democratic Revolution is to be defeated, South Africa’s moderate majority must stand together in resisting its interventions. Business is becoming impatient with

A waiting country

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After 25 years in power, and the costs of its flawed policy mounting, the African National Congress (ANC) is unmistakably at the centre of South

Ramaphosa’s unreason

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If you think what the president says makes no sense, it probably doesn’t. Political articles currently have the same thread running through them irrespective of

An ‘entrepreneurial state’ hostile to entrepreneurs

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Latest forecasts for growth over the next few years average around 1.6%. This takes us back to the 1980s – the worst decade since unification

The problem with foreigners

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My free market instincts favour free movement of all people everywhere, but I know this is impractical, and indeed destructive. So, I’d just advocate intelligent,

What is an African?

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‘It’s my home, it’s where I live, it’s where I belong; I didn’t choose to be here, I was born. I might seem out of

Mayor Pete, my man – until he stumbled

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I thought Pete Buttigieg was the perfect candidate to counter Donald Trump … and then he abandoned principle in pursuit of the ‘black vote’. The

Go and see for yourself

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Complacency is not an option – the seriousness of the threat posed by expropriation without compensation (EWC) must be faced squarely. The Institute of Race

School vouchers for choice, competition, and (finally) a genuine ‘skills revolution’

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Faster growth, higher productivity, increased output, and more innovation can only come with urgent improvements to South Africa’s schooling system. South Africa needs a genuine