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ANC Leaders Want to STRIP Your Citizenship for Speaking Out
ANC leaders are proposing to strip South Africans of their citizenship for criticising the government abroad. Could speaking out against the ANC, or…
7 hrs ago
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Rational Standard Editor
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When Cooperation Fails: How South African Business Should Confront the State
The cooperative approach rarely works. It is window-dressing to pretend the ANC-in-government believes the private-sector approach is better.
12 hrs ago
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PIET DU PLESSIS
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When a Private Monopoly Replaces a State Monopoly
The real problem was never who owned the monopoly. It was the absence of open, rules-based competition.
Oct 15
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RS Guest Author
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Johannesburg Is Regulating Its Entrepreneurs Out of Business
Street traders are not a problem to be managed. They are entrepreneurs creating value under difficult conditions. Johannesburg should make it easier for…
Oct 14
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Zakhele Mthembu
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News24 Has United South Africans. We All Hate Them.
News24 has finally achieved what politicians have failed to do for decades: unite South Africans across racial and political divides in their hatred for…
Oct 13
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Leigh-Ann Hallak
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The Psychology of Freedom
Psychology and traditional liberalism may seem like very different disciplines, but both seek to expand individual choice.
Oct 13
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James Peron
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There Is No White Genocide. But There Is Agricide.
We do not need a white genocide for farm murders to be a national disgrace. And we certainly don’t need to be white to be a victim.
Oct 12
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Nicholas Woode-Smith
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Women Need Justice, Not Another Summit
No summit can replace a functional police service. Women need safety and justice, not another strategic plan.
Oct 11
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RS Guest Author
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Trade Makes War More Expensive, Not Impossible
The US-Iran truce shows both the promise and limits of economic interdependence. Trade cannot guarantee peace, but it makes war more costly.
Oct 10
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RS Guest Author
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Why South Africa is Losing the Race to Get Rich
South Africa is losing the race to get rich.
Oct 9
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Rational Standard Editor
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The Constitution is not the last word on self-determination
Self-determination is not a favour granted by the Constitution, but a right rooted in international law.
Oct 9
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RS Guest Author
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When the Informal Market Works Better Than the Banks
Nigerians did not choose informal finance out of nostalgia. They chose it because it is available, cheaper, familiar and far lighter on paperwork.
Oct 8
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RS Guest Author
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