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‘Transformation’ or transformation
- By Shawn Hagedorn
- . May 15, 2023
Our youth unemployment crisis is as globally unrivalled as it is deeply entrenched. This traces to our ruling party creating a patronage network which is
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A foolish, dangerous judgment on load-shedding
- By Andrew Kenny
- . May 14, 2023
One of the most foolish and dangerous court judgments I have ever heard was made on 5 May 2023 in the Gauteng High Court by
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Is South Africa a failed state?
- By Sindile Vabaza
- . May 13, 2023
In short, no. But it is understandable why there is a pervasive feeling of failure within this country, which is largely due to the abysmal
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The Pandora’s Box of AI cannot be closed
- By Ivo Vegter
- . May 12, 2023
Recent developments in generative AI, which made AI a star in the public imagination, brought with them widespread ethical fears. It is doubtful that these
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Liberalism is perfectly at home in SA
- By Martin van Staden
- . May 11, 2023
In March, Yvonne Phyllis wrote a scathing attack on the classical liberal theory of private property from a clearly socialistic and racial nationalistic perspective in
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Why you will be cold this winter
- By Jonathan Katzenellenbogen
- . May 10, 2023
A few days ago Eskom told us that stage six power cuts were to last indefinitely. This means we are about to experience the longest
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Policy-makers scapegoat profit for inflation
- By Ivo Vegter
- . May 9, 2023
Inflation is on the rampage around the world, causing anxiety, deprivation, and even bank failures. Governments need someone to blame, and who better than greedy
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South Africa’s ‘leadership’ conundrum
- By Terence Corrigan
- . May 8, 2023
Last Tuesday, Business Day rang in the shortened work week with a scathing editorial about the state of South Africa and the complicity of President
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Reparations for slavery: who pays whom?
- By Andrew Kenny
- . May 7, 2023
From time to time some outraged group, railing against Western countries (seldom against non-Western countries, although they are quite as guilty), demands reparations for slavery.