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Is MTN being shaken down by Buhari’s government?
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 13th September 2018 There’s something suspicious about the two large and unexpected charges Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari’s government has just imposed on the... →
South Africa won't become less violent until it's more equal 
13th September 2018 The release of crime statistics in South Africa always triggers great angst among ordinary citizens, and obfuscation on the part of the South... →
From intense emotions to hard numbers
13th September 2018 During revelations from the state capture and SARS enquiries, news of recession, the drama of expropriation without compensation, and rumours of... →
For Bantu Stephen Biko
13th September 2018 Born: 18 December 1946 Murdered: 12 September 1977. You fanned the fires of black pride, →
The Judging of Nelson Mandela
12th September 2018 1. "It is an ideal for which I am prepared to die", said the resolute prisoner in the dock. →
The top 1% of incomes are increasing rapidly even with low economic growth
By: Econ3x3 12th September 2018 We use tax data (which include accurate data for the very rich) to investigate the patterns of income growth over the period 2003 to 2016. Despite... →
South Africa is at war with itself
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 12th September 2018 South African society is becoming more, not less, violent. This was confirmed by the 2017/18 crime statistics released by the South African Police... →
Peace prospects are much higher in the Horn of Africa. But obstacles remain
12th September 2018 It’s just five months since Abiy Ahmed took over as Ethiopian Prime Minister yet the pace of change in the Horn of Africa has been simply... →
Jacob Zuma + Cyril Ramaphosa = Recession (how did KZN survive in 2009?)
11th September 2018 There have been mixed reactions to the visit of African National Congress (ANC) President Cyril Ramaphosa to KwaZulu-Natal this past weekend. His... →
The President’s crystal ball: Let’s hope he’s not right
11th September 2018 Many predictions of the future have turned out to be wrong. In 1955, for example, Alex Lewyt, the president of a company that made vacuum cleaners,... →
