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What Should The DA Do About Phala Phala?
21+ hour, 49+ min ago (50+ words) The Common Sense What Should The DA Do About Phala Phala? Dr James Myburgh and Dr Frans Cronje debate whether the DA should use Phala Phala to force reform from Ramaphosa, or avoid triggering a doomsday coalition with the EFF…...
Hill-Lewis Must Learn Thatcher's Lesson
17+ hour, 50+ min ago (510+ words) " May 24, 2026 If I were in the privileged position to offer Geordin Hill-Lewis, the new leader of the Democratic Alliance (DA), advice, it would be to study former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher. Not because South Africa needs British nostalgia, but…...
Conferences No Substitute for Jobs, Says Hill-Lewis
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (449+ words) " May 23, 2026 Democratic Alliance (DA) leader Geordin Hill-Lewis has come out swinging at President Cyril Ramaphosa's approach to dealing with the country's economic crisis. Writing in a newsletter to the public, Hill-Lewis slammed the president's record: "Years of investment pledges, presidential…...
How a Failing City Helped Build a Jihadist Army
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (510+ words) " May 23, 2026 After Yusuf was killed by police in 2009 after a failed regional uprising by Boko Haram members, it returned under Abubakar Shekau as a clandestine insurgent movement. By 2013 and 2014, it had moved from terrorism and raids into territorial conquest. Maiduguri…...
Zionist Animal Conspiracies and The New York Times
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (616+ words) " May 23, 2026 Last week, a columnist for The New York Times, Nicholas Kristof, published serious allegations regarding the sexual assault of Palestinian prisoners currently being held by Israel. Among the claims, he argued that Israel had been guilty of beatings, humiliation,…...
The South African Who Was Shot Months Before Winning Olympic Gold
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (380+ words) " May 23, 2026 In March 1996, long-distance runner Josia Thugwane was shot in the chin during a hijacking, only months before he was due to compete at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Olympics in the United States (US). Not only did he recover in time…...
Lights Out for Jo'burg?
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (437+ words) " May 22, 2026 Stressed Johannesburgers could be facing a dark and cold winter after Eskom threatened to terminate the electricity supply to the city over unpaid debts amounting to over R5. 2 billion. This amount excludes the R1. 6 billion current account debt that will be…...
Happy Tax Freedom Day
2+ day, 12+ hour ago (1227+ words) " May 22, 2026 Today is both a day to celebrate and one to commiserate. This year, 22 May is the date when the average South African taxpayer stops paying taxes to the government and gets to keep what is left of their hard-earned…...
Has the Iran War Sunk the Global Economy?
2+ day, 17+ hour ago (251+ words) " May 22, 2026 The latest mid-2026 economic update from the United Nations (UN) shows that the global outlook remains strong, despite higher energy prices. The UN expects world economic output to grow by 2. 5% in 2026 and 2. 8% in 2027. That is down from the January forecasts…...
Netanyahu Gives Trump Ominous Warning Over Tehran
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (510+ words) " May 22, 2026 United States (US) President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have reportedly held a tense call over a possible deal to end the Iran war, as Washington comes under growing pressure to find an exit before the…...