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The Steenhuisen Saga and the Illusion of the 'DA Difference'
Why better branding is not the same as better politics
Feb 11
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South Africa Is Becoming Politically Unrecognisable
Polarisation, grievance, and the collapse of a shared national identity
Jan 28
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Tara Roos
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The Dark Prince: Pieter du Toit’s forensic probe of Paul Mashatile
Pieter du Toit’s The Dark Prince is an unflinching investigation into Paul Mashatile’s ascent from Alexandra township activist to the corridors of…
Jan 25
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South Africa Is Becoming Politically Unrecognisable
Jan 28
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MK: The Deceptive Promise of Redemption
Oct 18, 2024
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Roman, Renaldo, and the DA’s Racism Reckoning
Sep 8, 2024
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Tara Roos
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Paul, Panyaza, and the Emergence of the Alex Mafia
Oct 8, 2024
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GNU-Dysphoria: The 100-Day Deadlock
Oct 14, 2024
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Why South African Media Houses Are Failing: The Fallacy of Unbiased Journalism
Sep 23, 2024
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South Africa and the New G20 Stand-Off: Why Ramaphosa vs Trump Reveals a Changing World
How American pressure revived South Africa’s defence of sovereignty
Nov 25, 2025
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The Allure of Zohran Mamdani, and The Hard Truth About South Africa
Why a progressive victory in New York cannot be replicated in a conservative, disengaged South African electorate.
Nov 18, 2025
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Beyond the Bob: The Scramble to Fill the DA's Most Powerful Seat
Helen’s Big Move and the DA’s Bigger Problem
Nov 4, 2025
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AI, Misinformation, and the Death of Context
Weaponised statistics in the AI age are reshaping public perception. Oversimplified data now distorts the full picture
Oct 2, 2025
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Breaking the Myth of Coloured Exceptionalism
The resurgence of Coloured nationalism in South Africa, framed as a response to exclusion and disadvantage, reflects a deep crisis of identity and…
Aug 28, 2025
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In Defence of Voting: Fragile, Flawed, but Still Ours
Why democracy’s failures do not make voting futile, but all the more necessary.
Aug 21, 2025
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We Aren’t Angry Enough: South Africa’s Apathy Feeds the Political Rot
South Africans watched, partly aghast but mostly indifferent, as President Cyril Ramaphosa placed Police Minister Senzo Mchunu on “special leave” in the…
Jul 22, 2025
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