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A split has emerged among liberal think-tanks, particularly over trade partners
The Institute for Race Relations, Brenthurst Foundation and Centre for Development Enterprise, the media and liberal intellectuals fracture along economic and international…
A response to racially-charged assertions
The article shows ignorance about liberalism, its supporters and what it has done for this country and the rest of the world
Poll: Zuma’s popularity strong as ANC loses its grip on KZN
The disgraced former president has a 63.1% favourability score in his home province. Whether that translates into votes for his new party remains to be seen This content is…
Can coalitions stabilise the economy?
With the right amount of planning, political coalitions can work – and even create the environment for better economic solutions
Andries Tatane’s spirit will drive fight against ANC in Ficksburg
The nascent Setsoto Service Delivery Forum is confident it can remove the ‘failing ANC’ in the chronically mismanaged Free State municipality
Analysts: Violence jolts complacent ANC
Two weeks of anti-foreigner violence in South Africa have highlighted the growing disconnect between a public impatient for change and a governing party that claims a divine…
Mbeki’s rule in limbo as townships burn
President Thabo Mbeki faces an uphill battle to remain politically relevant in his last year in office after his failure to contain an eruption of violence that has killed dozens…
‘No campaign to repel foreigners’
There is no campaign to drive foreigners out of Alexandra, said African National Congress provincial chairperson Paul Mashatile on Wednesday outside the home of a victim of this…
Opposition grows to arms shipment for Zimbabwe
Opposition to a shipment of arms being offloaded in Durban and transported to Zimbabwe increased on Thursday when South Africa’s largest transport workers’ union announced that…
Racist video slammed as ‘barbaric’
A racist video — featuring University of the Free State employees on their knees eating food that had been urinated upon — was widely condemned by various institutions and…
Call for whites to ‘express outrage’ at Skielik killings
South Africa’s white community should publicly express their concern and outrage at the murder of black people in Swartruggens, the South African Institute of Race Relations said…
Get ready for Hansie, the movie
The filming of <i>Hansie</i> — based on the life of the late South African cricket captain Hansie Cronje — has been completed, its producer said on Tuesday. "The movie is looking…
Violent crime claims heavy toll among police
More South African police officers were killed in the 11 years since the end of apartheid than in the previous period, a new study that highlights one of the world’s highest…