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Why South Africa is Losing the Race to Get Rich
South Africa is losing the race to get rich.
6 hrs ago
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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.
12 hrs ago
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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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Three Years After October 7, We Will Not Apologise For standing With Israel
Three years after October 7, families are still living with the absence of people who should have come home.
Oct 7
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RS Guest Author
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Who Gets to Own October 7?
Three years after Hamas’s massacre, October 7 is being denied, inverted and recast as the starting point of Palestinian suffering. In the process…
Oct 7
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Ilan Preskovsky
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What Happens When You Can’t Trust a Contract
Where enforcement is unreliable, exchange contracts to the circle of people you trust, and that circle is always smaller than the market could have…
Oct 6
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RS Guest Author
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South Africa’s US Problem Did Not Start With Trump
Apparently, asking Americans to care about what happens in South Africa is now treason.
Oct 5
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Nicholas Woode-Smith
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Why Tokyo and Oslo Are Safe and Johannesburg Is Not
Japan and Norway are safe because their institutions work; ours do not
Oct 4
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RS Guest Author
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Nigeria’s Food Crisis Is Also a Crisis of Agricultural Policy
If local production falls short, reducing imports does not create food. It reduces the amount of food available to consumers.
Oct 3
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RS Guest Author
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The UN’s Selective Outrage Was on Full Display in New York
From Iran and Ukraine to Gaza and Israel, last week’s General Assembly revealed once again which abuses command the world’s attention, and which are…
Oct 2
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Ilan Preskovsky
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Why South Africa’s Farm Murders Went to Washington
Why did South Africa’s farm murders become the focus of 3,000 white crosses in Washington, DC?
Oct 2
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Rational Standard Editor
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Technology, Artificial Intelligence and Future-Oriented Self-Determination in South Africa
What if the future does not belong to the largest numbers, but to those smart enough to build their own digital and economic spaces?
Oct 2
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