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.

Creating a dynamic economy

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If we don’t integrate our young adults into global supply chains, South Africa’s potential will remain largely unemployed. Peter Drucker, the legendary management guru, is

Power and politics − a framework for understanding

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Humans are specialist non-specialists. We are, by far, the apex self-modifying, all-purpose intelligence on this planet. All the other forms of life advanced by constant

Free energy is very expensive, clean energy is filthy

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The destructive horror of green policies is finally dawning on important European politicians, trade union leaders and companies. These include Volkswagen in Germany, Tata Steel

#WhatSACanBe: Enabling excellent education

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The time for an unequal education system must come to an end. With a new minister in charge of basic education for the first time

China’s private sector “throttled”

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This Week in the World sheds light on events and personalities around the globe that may not have made the headlines China An article in

SA’s hypocrisy over the Israel-Hamas conflict

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The South African government continues to exhibit blatant double standards and hypocrisy in its handling of the Israel-Hamas conflict. Recently, when Israeli authorities, supported by

Ten more things we know that just ain’t so

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Does the rhythm method work? Do microwaves destroy nutrients in food? Does sitting close to a TV ruin your eyes? Should you pee on a

More to Cabanac than simplistic analysis suggests

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The appointment of Roman Cabanac as chief of staff by the Minister of Agriculture, John Steenhuisen, has triggered a great deal of commentary in the

What does “freedom” mean to the left, the right, and the liberals?

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In his famous lecture, “Two concepts of liberty”, Isaiah Berlin introduced the now trite distinction between so-called “positive” and “negative” freedom. This distinction remains applicable