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Duarte da Silva: The country we declared explored

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Editor BizNews
28 min read
South Africa may not be out of gold — it may simply have stopped looking.
SOWETO, SOUTH AFRICA - NOVEMBER 06: A general view of the SABC logo on November 06, 2020 in Soweto, South Africa. It is reported that the SABC plan to collect TV licence fees for smartphones and laptops in South Africa could face major legal problems. (Photo by Gallo Images/Fani Mahuntsi)
Worldview

Britain's civic breakdown? SA got there first — 85% TV licence evasion rate and R467bn unpaid municipal bills

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The Economist
5 min read
Britain’s growing refusal to follow rules is eroding trust and weakening the state.
WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES - SEPTEMBER 17: U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks before signing a Critical Minerals Framework Memorandum of Understanding with Lithuanian Foreign Minister Kstutis Budrys during a signing ceremony in the Treaty Room at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on September 17, 2026. (Photo by Mehmet Eser/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Rational Perspective

Van Staden from Washington: 122 race laws since '94 - why the US is paying close attention to SA

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Daily Friend
6 min read
Ramaphosa’s upside-down flag highlights South Africa’s declining constitutional culture.
LUBBOCK, TEXAS - MARCH 01: Boxes and vials of the Measles, Mumps, Rubella Virus Vaccine at a vaccine clinic put on by Lubbock Public Health Department on March 1, 2025 in Lubbock, Texas. Cases of Measles are on the rise in West Texas as over 150 confirmed case have been seen with one confirmed death.(Photo by Jan Sonnenmair/Getty Images)
Health

Prof Colleen Aldous: Measles is moving through South Africa. Is our response moving with it?

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Editor BizNews
5 min read
A shifting measles outbreak is exposing gaps in vaccination, surveillance and response.
Crude oil storage tanks stand at the oil refinery operated by Saudi Aramco in Ras Tanura, Saudi Arabia, on Monday, Oct. 1, 2018. Saudi Aramco aims to become a global refiner and chemical maker, seeking to profit from parts of the oil industry where demand is growing the fastest while also underpinning the kingdoms economic diversification. Photographer: Simon Dawson/Bloomberg via Getty Images
Rational Perspective

SA has just 13 days of fuel reserves as Gulf oil supply risks rise: Anthea Jeffery

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Daily Friend
9 min read
South Africa’s plan to rebuild strategic fuel reserves faces serious questions over state capacity, corruption, infrastructure and cost.
PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA – AUGUST 17: Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry at Brigette Mabandla Judicial College on August 17, 2026 in Pretoria, South Africa. President Cyril Ramaphosa established the commission to investigate and report on the veracity, scope, and extent of the allegations made on 6 July 2025 by KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Police Commissioner Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi that South Africa’s criminal justice system was compromised. ( Photo by Gallo Images/Frennie Shivambu)
Leadership

Scrap the Public Protector? A retired brigadier makes the case for a permanent Madlanga

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Editor BizNews
8 min read
Could South Africa replace the Public Protector with a permanent institution targeting systemic corruption and criminal infiltration?
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