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Akademia and Builders vs Breakers
You will not see a better explanation of why the ANC lost the country than South Africa’s former education minister, Naledi Pandor, calling for the state to tear down a university.
13.8.2026 |
The Editorial Board
Fire on the Point — Quis Nisi Nos?
Greg Mills writes on Ukrainian military innovation in the current war with Russia.
12.8.2026 |
Greg Mills
Ramaphosa and the GNU Suffer a Jobs Disaster
The latest Quarterly Labour Force Survey from Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) shows that South Africa’s unemployment increased over the past year. The number of people in jobs declined and almost two thirds of young people are jobless.
12.8.2026 |
The Editorial Board
They’re Lying to You Again
It is extraordinary how the legacy media lies — this time it is about South Africa’s Expropriation Act.
12.8.2026 |
The Editorial Board
The Common Sense’s Diary – The People Know Better Than The Elites
South Africans are so well informed, and shrewd, and dialled in and sensible, centrist and pragmatic.
11.8.2026 |
The Editorial Board
The SAPS Amendment Bill Must Do More Than Modernise an Old Law
Ian Cameron, who chairs Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Police, argues that Parliament should not treat the SAPS Amendment Bill as reform already achieved.
10.8.2026 |
Ian Cameron
Dispatch from Washington
Richard Tren writes on the view from Washington on the latest global developments.
9.8.2026 |
Richard Tren
Is the “Third Force” Back – And Driving Political Change in South Africa?
If the Third Force is back and again directing political events in South Africa, its actions are both highly effective and, this time, legitimate.
9.8.2026 |
The Editorial Board
Time For a Crowdfunded Inquiry Into the Media
Simon Lincoln Reader writes on how much of the SA media gets played by nefarious elements in our politics.
8.8.2026 |
Simon Lincoln Reader
Property Rights Have Their Day in Court
David Ansara writes on the Free Market Foundation’s High Court challenge to nil compensation under the Expropriation Act.
8.8.2026 |
David Ansara
