My racist relative

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This is a shocking story about a racist cousin of mine. I was reminded of it in this age of Critical Race Theory (CRT) and

Legal systems that protect life, liberty and property under attack

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On 6th January 2022 Richard Littlejohn of the UK’s Daily Mail wrote: “The acquittal of four statue-topplers in Bristol this week is further evidence of

Risks – and opportunities – for SA in 2022

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What does 2022 hold for South Africa? We continue to consider the country to be in an exceptionally fragile state both politically and economically.  South

Editor skewered by Zondo

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And whose name was on Rampedi’s copy? Who was the origin of the abbreviated version he received? It was Tom Moyane himself. That was confirmed

No benefits to economic xenophobia

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Over the past week, the Economic Freedom Fighters visited restaurants ‘to check employment ratio of South Africans and foreign nationals’, scouring employee lists to gather their

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This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. 19-20 January 1785 Battle of Rạch Gầm-Xoài Mút: Invading Siamese forces attempt

How to counter the Expropriation and Land Court Bills

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Now that the ANC’s attempt to rewrite the property clause (Section 25) in the Constitution has been defeated, the ruling party plans to achieve its

What would a reform agenda for South Africa look like?

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President Cyril Ramaphosa frequently talks about the need for structural economic reform in his State of the Nation addresses and elsewhere. But what our government

Let’s not scapegoat private sector for government corruption

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The first instalment of the report of the Zondo Commission into State Capture fingered a number of high-profile politicians, but also a few major private

How other Europeans helped the Nazis

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Thursday this week, 20th January, is the 80th anniversary of the conference at Wannsee in Berlin where Nazi bosses decided on further steps towards bringing