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Editorials
Zille, Running in Parks, and How the ANC Made an Enemy of the Middle Classes
This weekend, DA mayoral candidate Helen Zille participated in a parkrun in Johannesburg, which made a lot of sense, as there is nothing that better shows the multiracial melting pot that South Africa’s middle class is becoming.

Global
Young Africans Like Trump Even Though They Do Not Trust Him
Young Africans are unexpectedly optimistic about Donald Trump’s second presidency, even though most believe his administration would break international law to secure the continent’s resources.
Politics
Just How Dangerous Is a South African Farm? We Ran the Numbers
South African farming households are attacked at roughly twice the rate of households in the general population and farmers are nearly seven times more likely to be killed in the attack than the national average.
Politics
Five Hundred ANC Councillors Could Be Unemployed After November
The ANC patronage machine could suffer a significant blow in the November election, with the potential loss of hundreds of councillors.
Columns
What Colombia’s New President Means for South Africa
Benji Shulman writes on how the election of a new leader in Colombia strikes a blow against a key pillar of South Africa’s foreign policy.
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