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Stats SA recently announced South Africa’s unemployment rate has increased to 27.6 percent. The expanded rate increased to 38 percent, which translates to 9,994,000 unemployed people. It’s a wonder that SA’s unemployment rate isn’t above 45 percent at this point—SA’s …
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In South Africa, it is well known that women suffer the brunt of our many social and economic issues. This is largely how females are viewed across South African culture, rather than as a matter of law. According to the …
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The belief by some South Africans that foreigners are taking their jobs is a misconception that lacks basis. This misconception has over the years, caused several attacks on innocent foreigners with many deaths and displacements. The latest of …
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The recent xenophobic attacks on African immigrants in South Africa is proof of why the country is one of the most miserable in the world. Businesses are closing down, people have lost their jobs and it is having a bad …
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The entire land confiscation project is a disaster that will not help the people it is meant to help. It is based on a world that does not exist any longer. No prosperous nation today relies on a large percentage …
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South Africa’s foreign policy—spearheaded by the ANC—is still shaped by the legacies of the Cold War. The country has kept warm relations with Russia and Cuba.
These countries along with the likes of late Muammar Gaddafi’s Libya and Yasser Arafat’s …
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The South African government published the Tourism Amendment Bill on April 12. If this had happened on April 1, one could have believed that it was an April Fool’s Joke, so comical is the logic underlying the bill. The amendment, …
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In his recent interviews with 702 and SABC, embattled erstwhile Chief Executive of South Africa’s national energy company (ESKOM), Matshela Koko, claimed the allegations of corruption levied against him are “nonsensical” and that “those people who understand how Eskom works …
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Last week, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered his annual State of the Nation address. In the long speech, the President made clear that his party, the African National Congress (ANC), will be continuing, and even “accelerating” the process …
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A well-known South African family restaurant chain has grabbed headlines with a new breastfeeding policy that allows patrons to breastfeed freely in their venues.
This is encouraging because the chain has been on the list of large retail groups …
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