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Ceasefire or Stage Play? How Hamas and Iran Are Testing the Fragile Truce
The Middle East now teeters between opportunity and escalation. Israel is under pressure to continue withdrawals; Hamas manipulates ceasefires for…
20 hrs ago
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RS Guest Author
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Albanese Cannot be Allowed to Hijack South Africa
Albanase clearly doesn’t want peace. She wants Israel to curl up and let Hamas, Hezbollah and Iran run roughshod over the Jewish state with impunity.
Nov 11
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Nicholas Woode-Smith
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How The West Is Run
We are not fighting the communists anymore. We are fighting the banking committees.
Nov 10
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Trevor Watkins
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Mamdani wins NYC; and does South Africa belong in the G20?
Join David Ansara, Martin van Staden and Nicholas Woode-Smith as they dive into some of the most pressing issues of the week.
Nov 7
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Rational Standard Editor
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South Africa’s Future Depends on Ditching BEE
BEE has failed. It has enriched the few, impoverished the many, and corrupted the very fabric of the state. The DA’s new bill is the first real…
Nov 7
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Nicholas Woode-Smith
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South Africa Does Not Need Another Saviour President
The problem is the ANC’s grand ideology of incremental socialism that has birthed a system that reinforces the status quo, enables corruption, and…
Nov 6
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Ayanda S Zulu
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The Genocide in Sudan: A Call To Action
The genocide in Sudan is a stain on our collective conscience, and it is imperative that the world responds with urgency and compassion.
Nov 5
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RS Guest Author
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When Good Intentions Collide with Bad Economics
We cannot regulate and subsidise our way to prosperity. Poverty will only end when South Africans are empowered to create wealth, not wait for it to be…
Nov 4
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RS Guest Author
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The Never-Ending Problem In Higher Education
Whoever controls higher education isn’t preoccupied with today or tomorrow, but with the future and the direction of politics in society.
Nov 3
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Ayanda S Zulu
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October 2025
Argentina chooses FREEDOM while South Africa chooses nanny state
Join Martin Van Staden, Zakhele Mthembu and Ayanda Zulu as they dive into some of the most pressing issues of the week.
Oct 31
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Rational Standard Editor
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Medical Aid And Tax Credits: Pick Your Poison
By unshackling the market, we can create a more equal space for all.
Oct 31
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RS Guest Author
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The Unheralded Little Players In Private Education
Here I would like to highlight the lesser-known smaller groups and schools that have shown extra-ordinary innovation in filling the gap left by…
Oct 30
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RS Guest Author
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