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South Africa’s Strength Lies in Unity: Why Institutions Must Amplify Common Ground
Despite apparent divisions, South Africa’s shared values and trust offer a foundation for national success – an opportunity for influential institutions to shape the narrative toward unity and prosperity.

Politics
Nearly Three-Quarters of Jo’burgers back ANC-DA Coalition in City
Jo’burgers back a government of local unity in the city.
Economics & Policy
OECD Expects Global Growth to Remain Resilient, but Inflationary Risks Rise
The OECD revises South Africa’s growth forecast down and its inflation forecast up.
Economics & Policy
Provincial, Age Gaps Persist in Access to Private Healthcare Cover
Disparities in medical aid coverage are revealed in a recent Statistics South Africa report, which could be used by ideologues to push for healthcare nationalisation.
Columns
The Other Prize of Operation Epic Fury: A New Deal for Iran’s Minorities
Andre Pienaar writes on how Operation Epic Fury may reshape the Middle East, with its most enduring result the potential for autonomy for Iran's ethnic minorities.
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Makin Sense of Violent Crime In South Africa, Cuba, Good News For FMD, And New Marriage Statistics
In this episode, the panel explains how two agricultural unions and a business lobby group are pressuring the minister of agriculture, through the courts, to allow private vaccine procurement and administration to combat the foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) epidemic. It then talks through the political madness of the UK and Western energy policy broadly amidst the Iran war. Dr James Myburgh then provides a fascinating deep-dive analysis of the origins of South Africa's violent crime pandemic and its ties to armed liberation-era movements. The panel then talks about new marriage data published by The Common Sense and why the drop in the marriage to divorce rate bodes ill for the country's long-term stability.

Cuba's Imminent Collapse
Richard Tren provides an in-depth look at Cuba's crumbling political and economic situation. He high…
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