Hunt for racism and you’ll find it… or something

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You’ll find racism if you want to. And not just the genuine racism. You’ll find ghost racism. You’ll turn it up in silly rules, odd

Democracy Adrift

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South Africa would not pass the widely cited benchmark that two changes in government should take place at the polls before a country can securely

The ‘degrowth’ delusion

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The idea that economic growth cannot, and should not, continue, is gaining widespread support. It is based on grave misconceptions, and entirely deluded about economic

War, peace, and reading, or misreading, the minds of others

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The American abandonment of Afghanistan has prompted speculation that the United States (US), humiliated once again by an Asian nation, will now retreat into isolationism.

Jobs that kill jobs

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There are two disastrous and related tendencies in the South African economy. One is the catastrophic increase in total unemployment, the other is the ruinous

Crisis? Let’s hope so

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‘The South African economy is experiencing an economic crisis manifested in the collapse of investment and economic growth, as well as the further deterioration of

Dlamini-Zuma caught in truth-trap at the ConCourt

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Cooperative governance minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma created a constitutional crisis by shutting the voters’ roll before the promised registration weekend. Why did she disenfranchise people? She

Municipal elections: Is the Constitution a ‘living document’ capable of being adapted?

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We live in extraordinary times which we never dare label ‘normal’ (‘new’ or otherwise). Does this mean that our highest law, the Constitution, must be

Tribute to a Portuguese friend in Africa

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I began the (European) summer of 2018 working in Windhoek, where I helped out in a boarding house in exchange for accommodation. I arrived in

State Capture – prepare for the next wave

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State capture has become an operative concept for understanding what has befallen South Africa. Over the past decade, so the narrative goes, South Africa was