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South Africans should not view the US-Israel-Iran war as a distant Middle Eastern crisis with unfortunate consequences for oil prices. Photo:youngrobv
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The Iran War is Africa’s warning: Build sovereignty or be ruled by other people’s power

A country that exports minerals but imports industrial dependence is not sovereign in any deep sense. A country that sits on energy resources but cannot convert them into stable…

  • Faiez Jacobs
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