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Ramaphosa’s Echo Chamber
Is this supposed to be a serious discussion to establish a way forward for our crumbling society, or a festival of shiny faces and shallow vibes?
17 hrs ago
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Nicholas Woode-Smith
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Ramaphosa’s Echo Chamber
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June 2025
Virtue without victory: The failure of the ANC’s B-BBEE policy
If economic empowerment is to transcend rhetoric and become a genuine vehicle for national renewal, then courage, candour and intellectual honesty must…
Jun 30
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Virtue without victory: The failure of the ANC’s B-BBEE policy
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The District Development Model: A Doomed Bureaucratic Fantasy
The District Development Model is a bureaucratic distraction masquerading as a solution.
Jun 28
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The District Development Model: A Doomed Bureaucratic Fantasy
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Ramaphosa fires DA minister; and Joe Emilio on "Stolen Ground" documentary
Join David Ansara, Martin van Staden and guest Joe Emilio as they dive into some of the most pressing issues of the week.
Jun 27
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Rational Standard Editor
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Ramaphosa fires DA minister; and Joe Emilio on "Stolen Ground" documentary
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Privatise Post, Post-Haste
Privatising the SAPO would save the fiscus billions, while also freeing up a much-needed institution to be taken over by people that actually know and…
Jun 27
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Nicholas Woode-Smith
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Privatise Post, Post-Haste
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Youth Month means nothing without jobs
We owe young South Africans the truth: the policies defended in their name are holding them back.
Jun 26
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Ayanda S Zulu
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Youth Month means nothing without jobs
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Why Governments should budget like a household
The laws of economics do not change simply because politicians wish them to.
Jun 25
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Why Governments should budget like a household
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We need more taxpayers, not more tax
There should be no discussion on raising tax. If anything, higher tax brackets should be eliminated and taxes that hold back economic growth should be…
Jun 24
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Nicholas Woode-Smith
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We need more taxpayers, not more tax
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Equating Gaza with Auschwitz Is an Error
Comparing Gaza to Auschwitz blurs the moral and historical clarity that genocide demands
Jun 23
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Equating Gaza with Auschwitz Is an Error
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We need RADICAL solutions for local government in SA
Join David Ansara, Martin van Staden and Zakhele Mthembu as they dive into some of the most pressing issues of the week.
Jun 20
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Rational Standard Editor
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We need RADICAL solutions for local government in SA
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Race quotas and ‘decent work’ are barriers to jobs
No society can prosper by suppressing enterprise and distrusting consent. A job freely offered and freely accepted is not exploitation. It is the first…
Jun 19
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Race quotas and ‘decent work’ are barriers to jobs
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Modern Monetary Theory and the Death of Savings
Contrary to MMT, the increase in spending financed by issuing new currency doesn’t lead to increased productivity, but to less of it.
Jun 18
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Modern Monetary Theory and the Death of Savings
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