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Plett residents race to save Robberg’s last lung
Ballywood Properties, backed by shareholders including Schalk Burger, faces resistance from residents over a Robberg development threatening environmental stability.
Understand South Africa’s Oligarchy
South Africa’s concentrated economic power structure reveals tensions between political elites, corporations, and ordinary citizens.
SA must go feudal now or it will die
Angus Douglas argues that South Africa is abandoning modern statehood, sliding into tribal politics, institutional collapse and fragmentation.
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Civic movement grows in Knysna with goal of stability and “no national ambitions”
Choose CX looks to bring stable, accountable self-governance to address Knysna’s ongoing service delivery and infrastructure failures.
AfriForum offers training to SANDF
China opens temporary zero-tariff trade for 20 African countries
What the closing of the Strait of Hormuz means
Nama leader backs group self-determination: “our threat is your threat”
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Cape Town’s water problem is not the weather
Capetonians face no water restrictions this summer, but the reality behind the “water crisis” tells a different story.
The Roots of South Africa’s Death
South Africa’s collapse is the result of two main factors that are now converging in full force. These factors are the work of the African National Congress (ANC) and the end of Britain.
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.
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Understand South Africa’s Oligarchy
South Africa’s concentrated economic power structure reveals tensions between political elites, corporations, and ordinary citizens.
China opens temporary zero-tariff trade for 20 African countries
While China has opened a temporary zero tariff window for South Africa, trade with China is not always straightforward.
opinion
Is the Hantavirus the next global Pandemic?
Cruise ship hantavirus outbreak raises concern, but experts say risk of a global pandemic remains very low.
politics
Signs of discontent emerge in Cape Town southern suburbs
PA takes Stellenbosch ward from DA as DA captures Uniondale from ANC