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SA needs a political reset after Covid
- By Marius Roodt
- . Jun 6, 2020
There has been much talk about how South Africa needs an economic reset after the Covid-19 crisis. There is no doubt that this is true.
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SA’s lockdown: Ten cold facts to reckon with
- By Gabriel Crouse
- . Jun 6, 2020
With heavy lockdown receding into the past there will need to be a frank evaluation of whether it worked. It may be possible to make
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Land reform: let’s not forget SA’s other David Rakgases
- By Terence Corrigan
- . Jun 5, 2020
Despite flamboyant claims doing the rounds, Covid-19 has not changed everything. Its immediate impact has been profound, and what it means for the future is
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- By Nicholas Lorimer
- . Jun 5, 2020
This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. 31st May 1916 – The Battle of Jutland, biggest naval battle of
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SA’s R4 trillion pension pot in ANC’s crosshairs
- By Anthea Jeffery
- . Jun 4, 2020
The South African Communist Party (SACP), which has long used its dominance over the African National Congress (ANC) to set the policy agenda for the
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ANC’s ‘New Economy’ vision: Big state, but no money?
- By Jonathan Katzenellenbogen
- . Jun 3, 2020
The African National Congress’s (ANC) vision of a ‘new economy’ is now on the table, marking an apparent victory for the Radical Economic Transformation faction.
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Jan de Lange’s dishonest attack on me and the IRR
- By Ivo Vegter
- . Jun 2, 2020
The political editor of the Rapport newspaper, Jan de Lange, last Sunday penned a rather scurrilous attack on me and the Institute for Race Relations
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The Economist sheds crocodile tears for the poor
- By John Kane-Berman
- . Jun 1, 2020
About ten days ago The Economist reported that a combination of Covid-19 and lockdowns could drive up to 420 million people into absolute poverty. Lockdowns,
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Lives and lucre: where the real vulnerability lies
- By Michael Morris
- . May 31, 2020
I wrote a column many years ago about growing up with the distinct impression that there was something unpleasant about money. Going on holiday as