Cat-in-the-hat Donald puts Cyril in a corner
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Making America corrupt again
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Why Trump hearts Elon
AI, tech and info wars shape US dominance as South Africa gets caught in the crossfire of Trump’s ambitions to Make America Great Again…
Trump shows Ramaphosa the bird
Trump’s no-holds-barred attack on South Africa’s land expropriation law has Ramaphosa’s aides in a spin – but all is not lost…
The Expropriation Act bogeyman: It’s not as bad as you think
The new law is no panacea for the state’s glacial pace on land reform…
South Africa’s DRC shame
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The Expropriation Act and the ANC’s reliance on gloved hand-waving
Ramaphosa’s politics of performance risks disappointing the ANC’s supporters when its legislative innovations don’t result in the promised changes…
The exchange … with the Brenthurst Foundation’s Greg Mills
It’s time to play a smarter game in our relations with the US if we want to prosper under Trump 2.0…
The Zuma ghost walks, and Cyril freezes in fear
Cyril Ramaphosa should take a leaf out of Donald Trump’s playbook if he wants to counter the Zuma factor that’s holding him back…
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