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South Africa’s reading crisis: focus on the root cause, not the peripherals

Ingrid Willenberg, Senior Lecturer in Education, Australian Catholic University Nearly a quarter of a century into democracy, four presidents and several curricular revisions later, South Africa … [Read More...]

How a deal with provincial strongmen is haunting the ruling ANC

Steven Friedman, Professor of Political Studies, University of Johannesburg Last year South Africa’s governing African National Congress (ANC) elected a new leadership which was the result of a … [Read More...]

South Africa needs to box clever in its David versus Goliath duel with Trump

John J Stremlau, 2017 Bradlow Fellow at SA Institute of International Affairs, Visiting Professor of International Relations, University of the Witwatersrand Recent actions by US President Donald … [Read More...]

The tragic sorry state of the SANDF

defenceWeb - 21 May 2018 Opposition parties – the Freedom Front Plus (FF+) and the Democratic Alliance (DA) – both bemoaned the sorry state of affairs in the SA National Defence Force (SANDF) in … [Read More...]

ANC to test the Constitution on EWC

The ANC must pass the Expropriation Bill now and insert a clause... that says 'without compensation'. News24 ~ The ANC has resolved that it will test the Constitution, as it pertains to land … [Read More...]

Ramaphosa and the ANC give direction on expropriation without compensation

Tshidi Madia in Boksburg, News24 - 19 May 2018 The ANC must explore all options in order to bring about meaningful restitution, redistribution and tenure reform in South Africa. This is … [Read More...]

Growing Western Cape protests show citizens expect greater accountability

The Western Cape, the second wealthiest province in South Africa after Gauteng, is the only one governed by the opposition Democratic Alliance (DA). The party won control of the province in … [Read More...]

Farm murders and ECW in the spotlight on Fox News

Issued by Ernst Roets, Deputy CEO, AfriForum, 16 May 2018 Fox News, the largest television news channel in the USA, aired an interview with Ernst Roets, Deputy CEO of AfriForum, last night … [Read More...]