South Africa’s army: Too many generals and geriatric troops
South Africa’s defence force is top heavy, old, overly concerned with soft issues and pomp – and it’s costing soldiers their lives…
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It’s not all doom and gloom, as Vrye Weekblad’s Ali van Wyk found out when he canvassed prominent South Africans for their opinions on…
The madness of King Louis 1 of Bronkhorstspruit
I sometimes sit in a restaurant and try to work out the “boeresom” of the place – the kind of calculation you do on…
South Africa’s kidnapping scourge
It’s a significant moment in the development of a nation when ordinary citizens become the target of organised crime. Even if they just feel…
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Coal ‘evangelist’ July Ndlovu bows out
The Thungela CEO talks renewables, coal prices, Eskom – and…
South Africa’s birds: The price of extinction
South Africa’s birds are disappearing, and it’s going to cost…
Did the banks implode Murray & Roberts?
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Paid to fail: How South Africa’s SOE chiefs are creaming it
About 160 public sector CEOs took home R580m in pay…
