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America’s Mistake on South Africa
To the extent that Washington doubles down on an Afrikaner-focused policy towards South Africa, it risks alienating mainstream conservative South African opinion while ultimately failing to serve the interests of the very community it seeks to support.

Economics & Policy
South Africa’s Rail Collapse Was the Taxi Industry's Gain
The number of South African workers who use rail to get to their jobs has decreased by 78% in 16 years, forcing growing reliance on a booming taxi industry.
Politics
White South Africans Agree – Violence and Unemployment Affect Everyone
White South Africans do not think that Afrikaners are uniquely prejudiced by South Africa's crime and economic problems.
Politics
Veteran Academic Breaks Ranks to Endorse Zille
School of Oriental and African Studies vice-chancellor comes out in support of the DA’s mayoral candidate for Johannesburg, Helen Zille.
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