Immigration, legislation, investigation: 3 scholars respond to Trump’s State of the Union
In his second State of the Union address, President Donald Trump ranged from generous to combative, eloquent to blunt. He unexpectedly complimented the
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The story behind the ‘sudden’ Bosasa arrests: Tender rigging and a strategy to slay the beast
The surprising arrests of Bosasa bosses and correctional services top brass on Wednesday have nothing to do with explosive testimony by the same former
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SONA cheatsheet: 9 things to look out for in CR’s speech
A year ago this week South Africa was on tenterhooks as the State of the Nation Address (SONA) was postponed by a week because of efforts to dislodge then
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FULL TEXT: ‘Let us grasp our future with both hands’, says President Cyril Ramaphosa in SONA 2019 speech
“We are a people of resilience, determination and optimism”, says President Cyril Ramaphosa in his State of the Nation Address in which he
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FIRST TAKE: Ramaphosa strengthens NPA, reins in spooks and breaks up Eskom
More than a decade after the Scorpions were killed off by the ANC of Jacob Zuma, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the establishment of a similar
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Students are protesting – again. Why it needn’t be this way
It’s the beginning of South Africa’s academic year and once again, campuses have been brought to a standstill by students protesting against a host of
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Roaring Ramaphosa jumps on the back of three growling tigers
President Cyril Ramaphosa has challenged factions of his own party with his three biggest announcements in his State of the Nation Address. In a speech
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Data shows South Africans will welcome Ramaphosa’s tough talk on corruption
South Africans have been shocked by the tidal wave of corruption testimony emerging from the commission tasked with probing allegations of state capture by
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