Let a thousand dialogues bloom

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Cyril Ramaphosa has proposed to hold not one but two national dialogues on the problems confronting South Africa. He is presumably operating on the theory

Israel’s strike on Iran necessary for peace

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The South African government’s condemnation of Israel’s military operation against Iran reveals an incredible ignorance. Israel’s 13 June operation against Iran is not only a

Bagehot, Ms. Blue and the rape-gang audit: a bad week for the UK

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In July 2023 England hosted the Australian cricket team at Lords, and a moment of curious sportsmanship on the field led to a confrontation off

Why the SARB Amendment Bill must be rejected

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South African politicians often market their ideological pipe dreams as silver bullets, recycling failed policy ideas from the past instead of doing the hard work

SA gets a new political party

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Today’s show, Nicholas Lorimer and Chris Hattingh chat about the intentions of Floyd Shivambu to form a new political party. They also discuss the Auditor

SA dithers while global trade shifts

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Amidst the US-generated trade turmoil, Chinese president Xi Jinping announced last week that “zero-tariff treatment for 100% tariff lines” would be accorded to all 53

“But what’s the alternative to BEE?”

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The Free Market Foundation and Solidarity Research Institute last week launched perhaps the first quantification of the cost of so-called broad-based black economic empowerment (BEE)

A national dialogue can work … if the right players discuss the right topics

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The official announcement of the upcoming national dialogue has been met with derision and disgust in some quarters.  A long litany of gripes and groans

Unacknowledged dangers in the new mining bill

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The Mineral Resources Development Bill of 2025 has been roundly rejected by most commentators on the struggling mining industry. Mining analyst Peter Major says the

What does Grok know about murder in South Africa?

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An image circulating on social media claims that at least 20 times as many people have been murdered in South Africa since 1994 than during