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JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA - JUNE 04: General view of job seekers on June 04, 2021 in Johannesburg, South Africa. According to media reports, South Africa’s official unemployment rate rose to 32.6% between January and March (the first quarter) of 2021, from 32.5% in the last quarter of 2020. (Photo by Gallo Images/Luba Lesolle)
Rational Perspective

Foreigners aren’t taking SA jobs. Bad policy is | Chris Patterson

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Daily Friend
4 min read
Government must focus on investment and economic growth instead of blaming foreign workers for unemployment.
Celebrity worship syndrome: why we follow the famous and ignore the brilliant
Good Hope

Celebrity worship syndrome: why we follow the famous and ignore the brilliant

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Editor BizNews
6 min read
Irvan Damon asks why celebrity trivia sticks while Nobel winners fade, and what that misplaced attention costs economies, organisations and progress.
Zuma's super spy's secret trial: Willem Els
Interviews

Zuma's super spy's secret trial: Willem Els

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Chris Steyn
10 min read
Willem Els warns the R12m SSA case may be just the tip of the iceberg.
ST PETERSBURG, RUSSIA - 2026/08/21: Fans of the "Spider-Man" film series gathered at "Velikan Park" cinema for a fan meeting and a screening of "Spider-Man: Brand New Day", which began its unofficial theatrical release in Russia. (Photo by Andrei Bok/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
Health

Prof. Colleen Aldous: Spider-Man’s power off switch is real; it’s already lowering cholesterol in SA

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Editor BizNews
4 min read
Medicines can already reduce the production of particular proteins. A spider bite, however, will not give us superpowers.
PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA - APRIL 24: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (L) and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa (R) shake hands before holding a joint press conference following their meeting in Pretoria, the capital of South Africa on April 24, 2025. (Photo by Ihsaan Haffejee/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Thought Leaders

FT’s Gideon Rachman: From Kyiv to Pretoria; Trump’s charm offensive is well and truly ended

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The Financial Times
4 min read
This new crisis looks different and the bloc’s leaders are preparing to talk directly to Putin
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