On Mbeki: No man can step into the same river twice
Mbeki really did oversee the best years of South Africa’s economy. But the real question is, can this be repeated?
Phil Craig | You will never vote yourself out of the NDR
The ANC’s National Democratic Revolution (NDR) has left South African communities impotent, intentionally depriving them of the ability to make decisions for themselves. Self-determination is the only antidote.
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29% of UCT students vote and the radicals claim victory
Oh and guess what, the election for 2025-2026 is the same. The radicals dominated.
Big Bay residents protest over spatial development
What will your Rate Payers Association do?
Deep South Town Hall shows rising resistance to City’s unethical spatial vision
PRASA devolution “just ’round the corner” for four years now
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Technology
Long read | What the GNU is up to with digitalisation
As part of a broader global programme, the plan is to consolidate Digital ID with Central Bank Digital Currencies, and create a global central planning doctrine backed up by universal surveillance. But there is a way out.
The Case For a People’s Referendum on Federalism
AI will Never Rule Us
National government adds new regulations for Uber and Bolt
Stellenbosch’s quantum satellite link with China raises questions about national ties
Politics
What is happening at the City Council?
Recent activity from the City Council meeting on December 4th has left many with questions regarding the state of the City Council.
29% of UCT students vote and the radicals claim victory
Oh and guess what, the election for 2025-2026 is the same. The radicals dominated.
Can we trust City Council speaker Felicity Purchase?
Does Felicity Purchase claim that contrary evidence is “misinformation,” or that those with different ideas are political while she is not? Sowell warns us against such leadership.
Economy
On Mbeki: No man can step into the same river twice
Mbeki really did oversee the best years of South Africa’s economy. But the real question is, can this be repeated?
The GNU will not be reforming BEE, but “refining” it
Some observers may be aptimistic about noises about “reform” from Deputy President Paul Mashatile and Trade & Industry Minister Parks Tau. That would be a dangerous mistake
Pretoria leans harder onto China in wake of G20
This is part of a long ongoing process of absorption into China’s sphere of influence, accelerated by Trump’s criticisms. But it comes at a cost.
Opinion
We want Tidy Towns
A grassroots clean-up improved Natal’s south coast, showing that civic pride and action can succeed without the government.
Diversity is a dumb idea
By replacing standards with diversity, we are setting ourselves up to become irrelevant and replaceable.
UCT as a model of South Africa’s future
Does UCT reflects South Africa’s future? One where ideological conformity, declining standards and anti-white sentiment dominant.
Equality, most of the time, is not desirable
Apart from in a court of law, I cannot think of a time where equality produces more positive then negative.