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South Africa Has A Reservoir
Wishful thinking remains the order of the day, and there has been no genuine, good faith attempt to grapple with the reality that the public education…
Feb 2
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Ayanda S Zulu
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Foot-and-mouth disease and financial freedom in an era of state hostility and failure
Join Martin van Staden, Zakhele Mthembu and Ayanda Zulu as they dive into some of the most pressing issues of the week.
Jan 30
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Rational Standard Editor
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The Iranian Massacre and the Silence of the West
This has been, in short, one of the largest, bravest protest movements in modern history and one of the worst massacres of civilians by their own…
Jan 30
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Ilan Preskovsky
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South Africa Is Repeating Its Original Sin
Apartheid was a crime against humanity and built the foundations of much of the problems we face today. But the solution isn’t to flip the script and…
Jan 27
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Nicholas Woode-Smith
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South Africa’s Descent Into Bureaucratic Nightmare
The overreach extends terrifyingly into our private bodies. The government no longer trusts you to decide what to put in your own mouth.
Jan 24
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The Legacy Of Jimmy Lai: A Freedom Fighter For Democracy
Jimmy Lai, a prominent figure in Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement, has become a symbol of resistance against authoritarianism.
Jan 23
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RS Guest Author
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Iran, Repression, and South Africa’s Responsibility
The Iranian people are not enemies of South Africa. They are not pawns in a geopolitical contest. They are humans demanding what all people demand…
Jan 22
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RS Guest Author
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The ANC is wrong on Venezuela
South Africa’s government has no right to condemn US foreign policy while it shares a bed with rogue states and true imperialists actively engaged in…
Jan 21
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Nicholas Woode-Smith
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The Real Offence: Not the Word, but Who Gets to Choose It
Any term coined or imposed under conditions of unequal authority will reproduce that inequality, regardless of intent or tone.
Jan 19
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RS Guest Author
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Narco-Terrorism, Fentanyl, and a False Narrative
Let’s Kill All the Lawyers (Part 4): The Cartel Myth and Its Consequences
Jan 18
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Gary Moore
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When Everything Becomes War, Nothing Is Law
Part 2: Why drug trafficking, even by violent criminal organisations, does not constitute an armed attack, an armed conflict, or a lawful basis for the…
Jan 16
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Face-off in the Democratic Alliance; SA Navy mutinies during Iran exercise
Join David Ansara, Martin van Staden and Ayanda Zulu as they dive into some of the most pressing issues of the week.
Jan 16
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Rational Standard Editor
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