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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…
57 mins ago
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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?
4 hrs ago
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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?
9 hrs ago
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PIET DU PLESSIS
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While Killers Roam, the State Chases Paperwork
Serial killer fears in Gauteng expose South Africa’s failure to prioritise violent crime
Oct 1
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Zakhele Mthembu
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September 2026
South Africa’s Lost Decades Of Growth
South Africans are not uniquely incapable of growth. We are uniquely burdened by a policy consensus that treats economic freedom as a secondary concern.
Sep 30
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Zakhele Mthembu
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Do Not Just Look At The Institutions
Institutions do not run themselves. They are run by human beings with agency, who possess their own ideas and interests.
Sep 29
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Ayanda S Zulu
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Abolish NSFAS. Fund Careers Instead.
NSFAS asks whether an applicant is poor enough to receive the money. It does not seriously ask whether spending that money in the proposed way is likely…
Sep 28
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Nicholas Woode-Smith
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Why South Africa Must Free Its Small Businesses
South Africa does not need more state-led job-creation programmes that have repeatedly failed to reduce the headline figures. Instead, it requires an…
Sep 27
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Zakhele Mthembu
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The BELA Act Won’t End The Fight Over School Governance
Education policy should ultimately be about educating children. Governance arrangements are supposed to serve that purpose, not become an endless source…
Sep 26
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Ayanda S Zulu
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Why is America targeting South Africa?
Relations between South Africa and the United States are deteriorating rapidly.
Sep 25
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Rational Standard Editor
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Kenya’s Crackdown on Foreign Traders Betrays Pan-Africanism
When local economies falter, Pan-African solidarity is often the first casualty.
Sep 25
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The Problem With Wealth That Belongs to Everyone
The benefits of the country’s natural wealth should not fall to whoever extracts them first. Extraction can occur. Liquidation is another matter.
Sep 24
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RS Guest Author
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