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Nine Dead Women and a State That Cannot Protect Us
Nine women are dead, and South Africa’s police are once again promising action after the bodies have already piled up. The deeper scandal is the state…
7 hrs ago
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RS Guest Author
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The More You Follow the Rules, the More the State Punishes You
He did the formal thing: registered, branded, easy to find. The reward is a vehicle any collector can read from fifty metres.
Sep 17
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RS Guest Author
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The Dehumanisation of the South African Farmer
This is not about ranking the dead. My mother’s life is not worth more because she was murdered on a farm. No murder in this country is acceptable, and…
Sep 16
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RS Guest Author
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South Africa’s Municipalities Are Heading for a Reckoning
The outcome of the municipal elections of November 2026 will cause seismic shifts with serious practical consequences.
Sep 15
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PIET DU PLESSIS
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Trade Unions Must Fall
Trade unions claim to speak for workers, but their political privilege protects insiders while shutting millions of unemployed South Africans out of…
Sep 14
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Nicholas Woode-Smith
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Can A Radical Centre Be Built In South Africa?
The parties that have explicitly sought to occupy the supposed centre have failed to attract anything approaching serious levels of electoral support.
Sep 13
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Ayanda S Zulu
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The Bourgeoisie Has Four Legs And Wants Their Tummies Rubbed
When the family starts buying the dog a birthday cake, you know the revolution has taken a very strange turn indeed.
Sep 12
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RS Guest Author
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Is Cape Town trying to TAX your pets?
Is Cape Town introducing a pet tax? Proposed changes to Cape Town’s Animal Keeping By-law have reignited controversy over pet permits, fees, compulsory…
Sep 11
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Rational Standard Editor
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When the Party Took Over the State
The ANC made a farce of the separation of powers, which for all practical purposes meant the end of an independent and professional public service.
Sep 11
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PIET DU PLESSIS
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Africa Gives. Why Doesn’t More of It Fund Research?
The puzzle is not whether Africans give. They clearly do. It is whether some of that capacity for private mobilisation could also support the production…
Sep 10
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RS Guest Author
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Boy George Gets Something Right About Israel That Most Celebrities Don’t
How to stand with a people without demonizing another.
Sep 9
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Ilan Preskovsky
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Make Johannesburg Pay For Failure
Those who manage scarce resources must face the consequences of their decisions, and those who pay for the services should see the results reflected in…
Sep 8
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Zakhele Mthembu
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