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By the end of the 1930s petitioning had clearly failed and the organisation practically ceased to exist. The presidency of J. T. Gumede (1927–30)... →
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South Africa is scheduled to hold an election in 2024. It is a much-anticipated one, since speculation is rife that the ANC may likely lose its... →
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In Part 1 of this article, we argued that inequality in South Africa is a core structural constraint on economic growth. Despite sustained income... →
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The effects of Africa’s richest city running dry would be disastrous for its residents, the country’s economy, and the continent. African leaders... →
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SA’s Land System is Broken, but Collective Consent Offers a Way Forward
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South Africa’s land and mining crisis is political and structural, and experts at the 2026 Mining Indaba agree that reform requires collective,... →
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Electricity trading in South Africa, as Etana Energy CEO Evan Rice explained recently, is at once active and in transition. Just how active, is... →
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Action counts, not declarations
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An offhand remark caught my attention in the last stages of the Brazilian presidency of COP30. Ambassador André Corrêa do Lago, the lead... →
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In presenting the 2026 national budget to South Africa’s parliament on 25 February, finance minister Enoch Godongwana characterised this as the... →
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Due process in exile: The constitutional crisis behind third-country removals
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On 25 February 2026, the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts issued a sweeping and uncompromising judgment condemning... →
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The Health of the People Must be the Supreme Law
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Cicero, the highly gifted orator and lawyer - he of the heydays of the Roman Empire, once argued that the health of the people, the health of... →
