The threat posed by Walmart’s entry into South Africa
The company's loss-leading strategies have led to the destruction of local economies across the United States, and the outcomes are unlikely to be different here
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City insists on raising rates; letting ANC control the purse strings
GHL has refused offers of legal assistance which would aid them in getting a larger slice of Cape taxes controlled by the Treasury
WCED and the Social Justice Agency – Maynier responds
David Maynier has thankfully rejected ties with the racial ideology of the SJA. But more detailed questions about their involvement remain unanswered, as well as with the DA-run National Department
Michael Atkins | Parliamentary submission on proposed electoral thresholds
The DA wants to disenfranchise voters for small parties. Elections expert Michael Atkins shares his submission to Parliament explaining why this is unwise and unconstitutional
An Independent Western Cape: An Israel in Africa?
Our second guest author for today sketches a bold vision of the future of our country within a country
DA-run education departments endorse Critical Race Theory seminar at Stellenbosch
The anti-white indoctrination programme, to be hosted at Stellenbosch University on the 3-5 October, has support from both the WCED and the national Dept of Basic Education
The world recapitulated in miniature
Why South Africa has shown the future trajectory of the West and its economic periphery, a future that is only avoidable through great effort and sacrifice
Who will pick the EFF’s corpse clean?
Even before Malema's sentencing, remarks targeting their voter base have been fielded by multiple parties. With no replacement leader, the EFF's corpse is up for grabs
DA-ANC: The creeping fusion
This year there has been a wave of crossovers from the ANC and EFF to the DA. But this accompanies other worrying changes which signal the approach of a rather dismal future.
The Cape Replacement
Our anonymous guest author compares the replacement policies of the ANC to Israel's settlement of the West Bank, and calls for solutions
The DA’s alternative to BEE: DEI and global governance
Despite having a legal opportunity to legally abandon BEE in procurement since 2022, the DA has offered a similarly draconian alternative with zero chance of success. One wonders why they bother
Why are Liberal polls so consistently overoptimistic?
Most of the work can be attributed to Gareth van Onselen, whose company is rather sophisticated. But in recent years, the opinion polls have repeatedly shown 10% shifts which disappear as the ballot closes.
Steenhuisen endorses racial targets for agriculture
The Agric Master Plan has been adopted by Steenhuisen without changing the ANC's plan or listening to input from ordinary stakeholders, just unions and megafarms, drawing objections from Theo de Jager of SAAI
The Case For a People’s Referendum on Federalism
New technology opens up opportunities for pressuring the state on issues important to the public. The DA and others should take their cue from private referenda elsewhere
How the DA can win in Johannesburg
In Richard Wilkinson's analysis, most likely DA victory scenario will still see them unable to govern without the ANC. This makes deep reform extremely unlikely.