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DA barrelling towards GNU exit, as Trump imposes tariffs and mulls sanctions
A return to certainty amidst the chaos?
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RS Editorial Board
ConCourt LEGALISES "K*ll the Boer" in Malema case as Leo Brent Bozell is nominated US ambassador
Adding insult to injury.
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RS Editorial Board
HUMAN RIGHTS DAY 5 years after lockdown
It is rich to celebrate this day, like this, without a reckoning.
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RS Editorial Board
Criminalising cannabis trade amidst DESPERATE revenue shortage?
Is the government on a trip?
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Did we just commit TREASON?
Fiddling while Rome burns.
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RS Editorial Board
Kasril is Wrong About Israel
Ronnie Kasril flagrantly plays fast and loose with reality in his emotive tirade against Israel and its right to defend itself.
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Nicholas Woode-Smith
Gaza’s Children Suffer Because of Hamas, Not Israel
Yusuf Mohamed is right to feel a profound sympathy for the suffering children of Gaza, but his blame for this catastrophe should rest solely on Hamas…
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Nicholas Woode-Smith
Nasrallah Was a Scourge
Hassan Nasrallah was not some brave, selfless leader of the resistance, as many South African supporters of Hezbollah and Hamas would like us to…
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Nicholas Woode-Smith
Capitalism Isn’t Broken—But Our Politics Might Be
While liberal democracy gave everybody the political freedom to pursue their own interests, it was the practice of capitalism within it that gave the…
South Africa Needs An Effective Opposition
Unfortunately, a truly effective opposition doesn’t exist. Yet. But it needs to. And it needs to perform far better than any opposition ever has before.
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Nicholas Woode-Smith
Communities Must Prepare for MK Unrest
South Africa stands at a violent precipice, as unrest becomes more and more likely. And this time, with growing unemployment and poverty, and stoked…
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Nicholas Woode-Smith
Are Women Less Politically Corrupt in Africa? Here's the Answer
The claim that women are less likely to be corrupt than men when in a public service is backed by limited to no evidence.
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