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Schoolboy rugby: simpler than the politics around it
Rational Perspective

School rugby's problem isn't diversity - it's political interference: Martin van Staden

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Daily Friend
6 min read
From athletics to netball, hockey and rugby, similar quota disputes have repeatedly sidelined pupils selected on merit.
SpaceX has enough on its plate.
Global Investing

SpaceX risks its hard-earned credibility with a mobile phone gamble: Thomas Black

By
Bloomberg
5 min read
SpaceX wants Starlink antennas to double as phone masts, but wireless analysts call the plan patchy and unproven.
Anthony Fauci, former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, July 29, 2026. Fauci declined to testify in a Senate committee hearing on his role in the US response to Covid-19, invoking his 5th Amendment rights.
Health

Fauci on trial: Case for the defence - Political theatre or real reckoning?

By
Editor BizNews
7 min read
US hearing on Anthony Fauci exposes how Covid-19 science remains politicised, overshadowing evidence, accountability, and unresolved pandemic questions today.
Alex Karp, chief executive officer of Palantir Technologies Inc.
Global Investing

Palantir short sellers lose $3 billion as AI-fuelled rally ignites

By
Bloomberg
3 min read
S3 Partners data show bearish investors erased a $2.7 billion year-to-date gain in a single session as the stock jumped 30%.
Supporters of the African National Congress (ANC) outside the Iziko Lobomi community centre polling station in Imizamo Yethu, in the Hout Bay district of Cape Town, South Africa, on Wednesday, May 29, 2024. South Africans vote in an election that looks set to reshape a political landscape dominated for three decades by the party that Nelson Mandela led to power. Photographer: Dwayne Senior/Bloomberg
Thought Leaders

Dr Frans Cronjé: Why the ANC now polls at 34%, and what it means for SA

By
The Common Sense
5 min read
With growth stuck near 1%, new polling suggests the GNU's structure matters less than the jobs and investment it fails to deliver.
An Amazon Web Services data center in Aldie, Virginia, US, on Sunday, May 31, 2026.
Global Investing

The Economist: Bond markets warn Governments are making a dangerous bet on AI boom

By
The Economist
3 min read
Yields in America, Britain, France and Japan are near 2007-09 highs, and deficits show little sign of narrowing.
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