Civil war if the ANC loses

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Last Sunday, in a public speech, Jessie Duarte, the Deputy Secretary-General of the African National Congress (ANC), spoke thus: “Comrades, …. You know in your

Vaccines – fail South Africa at huge cost

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There has been an outcry over the government’s handling of vaccination against Covid-19. And it is well-justified! This visceral anger has come from the Congress

Bold vision needed for South Africa to escape poverty

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East Asians have shown that massive poverty can be eradicated in half the average human’s lifespan. Yet most South Africans are poor and this looks

Jumped-up martinet Bheki Cele undermines faith in police

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Police minister Bheki Cele parades around beaches with a coterie of senior officers to yell at the occasional surfer, boater, or bikini-clad sunbather. At the

Understanding the challenges of the new year

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As the new year gets under way, property rights – their maintenance or degradation – look set to be a major policy theme. This has

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This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. 3rd January 1959 – Alaska is admitted as the 49th US state

Ideology, control, and a desired NHI ‘pilot’ behind the Covid vaccine impasse

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South Africa has more than 1.1 million Covid-19 infections and in excess of 31 000 Covid-related deaths. A stricter curfew and many other controls have recently

Cape Independence – A year-end report

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In a year of great uncertainty, when the last page of 2020 is finally turned, one truth will already have been established beyond any possible

African Free Trade Area: Grounded in Reality?

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From Friday last week, the beginning of 2021, African governments were under a formal agreement to establish tariff-free trade among themselves and reduce trade barriers. 

Mkhize tries to spin vaccine procurement failure

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When Daily Maverick raised the spectre of a public health scandal to rival the HIV/AIDS treatment crisis, health minister Zweli Mkhize hurriedly gave a briefing