Can the GNU defeat the NDR?

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In the 30 years since 1994, the African National Congress (ANC) and its allies in the South African Communist Party (SACP), the Congress of South

Should medicines be advertised to consumers?

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RFK Jr. wants to ban direct-to-consumer advertising of prescription medicine in the US. Most countries, including South Africa, do ban it. Should they? In addition

From Hangberg to Hong Kong: organised crime and abalone trafficking

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Haliotis midae – abalone or perlemoen – is a large sea snail found along South Africa’s coast, particularly in the Western and Eastern Cape. It

Trump-induced realism

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There are compelling reasons to dislike Donald Trump, yet many who had been put-off by him now welcome his realism. Trump’s domestic approval rating has

Confused racial psychology governs ANC attitudes to white teachers

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Most South African schools are doing very badly, producing some of the worst educational outcomes on Earth. But some, a select few, are doing very

How to think like a Jaguar exec

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I am not a luxury brand consumer, nor one of electric vehicles. but I might be one day, so it’s perfectly fine for me to

The new sheriff and the democratic order

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There’s a new sheriff in town − [sounds of clapping and booing] − and despite my previous doubts I’m glad. And, to my astonishment, so

The GNU (DA) must fight for industrial and labour reform 

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While recent news of South Africa receiving positive outlooks from ratings agencies S&P Global and Fitch is quite encouraging, the real test for the GNU

The ANC’s Action-SA conundrum in Tshwane

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Recently in the City of Tshwane there was a political upheaval, with the removal of Cilliers Brink of the Democratic Alliance as Mayor and his

Gaza women’s silent suffering

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Hamas suppression of women: The ignored tragedy. The international community has long been troubled by the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. But a vital point that is frequently