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Several countries guilty of bribing our government during the arms deal will now oversee anti-corruption efforts under an OECD plan
Mmusi joins a cluster of DA defectors who have embraced hardcore black nationalism. This is a dynamic well understood by DA leadership, but little addressed.
Evidence shows that cutting the worst teachers improves learner outcomes. But the department has not made clear their criteria for layoffs - cutting at random would be bad
GNU leaders have built their legitimacy among elites on the promise of economic growth to contain populism. But the economy is shrinking, and industry is worried
The new regulations are extreme and unenforceable, say legal experts. The organisation advises employers to sign up to strong employers organisations
The DA and ANC wish to neuter the Competition Commission to provide Vodacom and Remgro (Johann Rupert's company) the opportunity to assemble a national telecoms monopoly
Cartelised control of the mining industry is revealing massive gaps in the market - which are being filled by foreign criminals instead of law-abiding citizens
None of the risks are new, but the GNU provides an opportunity for pursuing the end of the cash economy, and with it, some rather sinister global reforms.
Rumours are that the DA is planning to extend their partnership with the ANC down to the local government. This could neuter all political opposition in the country.
Christopher Logan, the main instigator of the racist witch hunt against the pub, failed to offer a defence in court, and has disappeared from social media. He was fined R1.25m
This by-election forms part of the DA's broader campaign to starve the VF+ out of the province, but comes with some questionable behaviour
The Treasury recently announced its intention to tax people directly on their property values, and to implement a global tax regime. Where are its critics?
