Although Trumpism has been stalled, the conditions for conservatism remain
News/Politics
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The Zumas vs Zondo: a family drama?
The framing of Jacob Zuma’s attempts to have Raymond Zondo recuse himself because of a tenuous family connection can distract us from the state capture commission’s main objective: uncovering the truth about corruption
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Us paradoxical humans: Embrace it at a time of possible mass deception
Even if most of the time we toe the conventional line there are some circumstances, such as during a so-called pandemic, when we must say, thus far but no further
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Why exactly is this US election so close?
The United States elections have been complicated by the coronavirus pandemic, mail-in votes and age-old anger.
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China’s long, unfinished 20th century and its global implications
By 2050, China is predicted to have an economy twice the size of the US economy. What will this shift in power mean for trade and international relations?
Posted inEquality, General, News/Politics
Welcome, dear reader, to the land of bullshit
Two parallel discussions are before parliament to address the same issue: the amendment of section 25 of the Constitution to allow for expropriation without compensation and the Expropriation Bill that seeks to repeal the Expropriation Act
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‘Problematising’ farm murders: Why does torture feature in so many cases?
On average 58 people are killed each day in South Africa, a horrendous statistic — but numbers gloss over the qualitative aspects of each homicide — and psychotherapy is needed to address the hidden motives
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Crooks in ANC thrive because they ride on Ramaphosa’s credibility
The president could have been the second president of the ANC and the country after Mandela. He made it in December 2017 — but now he leads with some corrupt people he dislikes
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South Africa’s indigenous people have agency
The River Club development gives the First Nations an opportunity and a platform to share their heritage with the world and a steady place from which to fight further battles
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The ANC’s psycho-political failure
The politics of compromise and concessions preserve, rather than rupture, the master-slave dialectic
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Julian Assange, defender of our freedoms, is facing colossal injustice
Should he be extradited to the United States by Britain and sentenced as expected, it will be a blow to all citizens in constitutional democracies
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Stumbling upon Orania in the pandemic
It seems a road trip can take you strange places and back in time