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The populist parties are growling at each other. The ANC is somewhat paralysed by internal divisions. And Cyril is stuck in the middle…
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How this year’s surge in orange juice prices helped save South Africa’s citrus growers from Transnet’s ongoing stumbles…
South Africa still failing the GBV test
The numbers suggest shortcomings in SA’s reactive GBV response. The country needs more capacity and resources – but also a shift in norms and…
The loneliness of the long-table dinner
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Why Kganyago’s stingy rate cut was exactly right
The Reserve Bank’s hammer may be a blunt tool, but it’s the wiser move.…
The autocrats club
You can’t claim South African politics is without irony. There’s corruption-accused Jacob Zuma, once the face of the “moral regeneration movement”. A public protector…
South Africa and Iran: The love-in that Trump will be watching
Did the ANC receive a large amount of money from Iran to take the genocide case against Israel to the International Court of Justice? …
The glass is half full
My nephew (who is only 12 years younger than me) sends me a message a couple of months before his son finishes high school.…
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