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Courts, criminals and activists: Who is killing construction in South Africa?
Join Martin van Staden, Nicholas Woode-Smith and Zakhele Mthembu as they unpack some of the most pressing issues of the week.
12 hrs ago
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Rational Standard Editor
Teaching Students To Think, Not What To Think
The purpose of history education should not be to cultivate a particular political consciousness or identity. Rather, its purpose is to equip students…
22 hrs ago
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Nicholas Woode-Smith
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Ayanda S Zulu
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It’s Never Too Late for Letter Bombs
South Africa survives because ordinary people perform small acts of anti-collapse.
Jul 8
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RS Guest Author
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When Will Government Stop Strangling Small Business?
When Will Government Create The Enabling Environment For Small Business Job Creation, Minister Ntshavheni?
Jul 7
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Mpiyakhe Dhlamini
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Taxis Are Their Own Worst Enemy
The taxi industry has a choice. It can become a legitimate, competitive, indispensable transport sector, or it can continue behaving like a cartel with…
Jul 6
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Nicholas Woode-Smith
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Beyond Immigration: Prioritizing the Fight Against Inequality and Poverty in South Africa
South Africa’s crisis is not immigration. It is poverty, unemployment and inequality, and scapegoating migrants only distracts from the failures that…
Jul 4
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Dr Peter Wandwasi
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The Shutdown that wasn't and Steenhuisen goes rogue
Join David Ansara, Martin van Staden and Nicholas Woode-Smith as they unpack some of the most pressing issues of the week.
Jul 3
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Rational Standard Editor
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Trump’s Iran Capitulation Is a Betrayal of the Iranian People
The truly forgotten voice in all this is that of the actual Iranian people. They are the ones who would have gained most from the defeat of the Islamic…
Jul 3
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Ilan Preskovsky
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Wishful Thinking By South Africa's Ruling Elite
For too long, grand intentions have been used to excuse failure, distract from collapse, and sell voters a future that never arrives. South Africans…
Jul 2
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PIET DU PLESSIS
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Unmasking the United Nations’ Urgent Call for Accountability and Transparency
For the UN to fulfil its mission, accountability and transparency must be more than bureaucratic ideals. Every dollar spent, and every promise made must…
Jul 1
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Dr Peter Wandwasi
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June 2026
Abahambe and the Collapse of the Rainbow Nation
The Abahambe crisis is not just about immigration. It is about what happens when a weak state, economic desperation, and ethnic scapegoating collide.
Jun 30
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RS Guest Author
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The Mirage of Equality
The pursuit of so-called “equality” amounts to self-deception and inevitable stagnation. Every time we think we are moving closer to that goal, it…
Jun 30
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