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Best of 2025: Terence Corrigan - Elder statesmen misread SA’s health reality with NHI endorsement

1+ hour, 53+ min ago  (1387+ words) Global figures like Helen Clark and The Elders have backed South Africa's National Health Insurance as a path to universal care But chronic corruption, governance weaknesses, and lack of clarity on costs and benefits make the plan implausible Such a…...

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Best of 2025: John Matisonn - Inside South African politics

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Best of 2025: Jaco Lochner - Rethinking South Africa’s land debate

3+ day, 1+ hour ago  (530+ words) Earlier this year, Jaco Lochner argued that claims that "whites own most land" in South Africa are unverified. Without a national cadastre, ownership remains un Earlier this year, Jaco Lochner argued that claims that "whites own most land" in South…...

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Best of 2025: Dirk Hartford - Hard truths about power, corruption and collapse

Best of 2025: Dirk Hartford - Hard truths about power, corruption and collapse3+ day, 23+ hour ago  (491+ words) Dirk Hartford's sharpest 2025 analyses'corruption, power struggles, global unrest and SA's slide toward crisis. The year's most hard-hitting BizNews commentary....

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Dave Steward: How to achieve equality - A response to Daryl Swanepoel

Dave Steward: How to achieve equality - A response to Daryl Swanepoel1+ week, 1+ hour ago  (543+ words) Key topics:How SA's inequality divide has shifted from race to a class split driven by unemployment and policy failuresThe role of the ANC's NDR, demographic re The Black share of social spending increased from 43% in 1970 to 65% in 1987 It is…...

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US warns South Africa of severe consequences over alleged detention of officials

US warns South Africa of severe consequences over alleged detention of officials1+ week, 3+ hour ago  (348+ words) Key topics:US warns South Africa over alleged detention of American officialsArrests tied to Afrikaner refugee applications and immigration lawsGrowing US'South "We call on the government of South Africa to take immediate action to bring this situation under control and…...

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South Africa’s sleeper stocks poised to rally, top fund says

South Africa’s sleeper stocks poised to rally, top fund says1+ week, 3+ hour ago  (790+ words) Key topics:Non-commodity South African stocks lag peers, creating potential breakout opportunityImproving economy, lower bond yields and reforms support equity Local government bonds, as measured by the ALBI index, returned 38%, with the yield on 10-year rand debt plunging by a…...

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John Matisonn: What Zille has already learnt about Joburg corruption. Deep but fixable.

John Matisonn: What Zille has already learnt about Joburg corruption. Deep but fixable.1+ week, 3+ hour ago  (375+ words) Key topics:Zille alleges sabotage and mafia-style corruption driving Johannesburg's failuresWater, rates and fire services plagued by cronyism and rigged system It tells you the City of Johannesburg prioritises tankers, which benefit the water tanker mafia Backhanders to politicians sabotage…...

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Dhlamini: Why all I want for Xmas is devolution

Dhlamini: Why all I want for Xmas is devolution1+ week, 1+ day ago  (576+ words) Key topics:South Africa's diversity complicates national consensus on policy.Black Prosperity Creation could boost local development and reduce poverty.Decentra...

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What's in the pot? A Christmas message from Zimbabwe: Cathy Buckle

What's in the pot? A Christmas message from Zimbabwe: Cathy Buckle1+ week, 1+ day ago  (573+ words) Key topics:Zimbabwean Christmas: food, storms, and vibrant nature experiencesMonkeys explore a black cooking pot, symbolising curiosity and hopeGratitude to rea It's a time of sticky fingers and juice dripping down your chin It's a time when the crickets and…...