Communist neighbours in crisis: Haiti and Cuba’s divergent paths to failure – Andrew Kenny
Haiti and Cuba, separated by less than 80 kilometres, share histories rife with upheaval, and now share a present of crisis.
Haiti and Cuba, separated by less than 80 kilometres, share histories rife with upheaval, and now share a present of crisis.
The last leader of the Soviet Union, Mikhail Gorbachev (91) has died with a surprising obituary coming from the FW de Klerk Foundation’s chairman Dave Steward.
The ANC dislikes business in general (naturally; its ideology is communism, and its most influential thinkers are communist) but it particularly dislikes small business.
The West can only be sustained by continuous effort – otherwise it will fall like Ancient Rome or Greece. Democracy can only survive by constant vigilance.
“He’s wagering it will help him achieve his goal of a record third term as paramount leader,” writes Kevin Rudd of The Wall Street Journal.
“A one-party state, combined with ritual veneration of the leader, is a recipe for misrule,” writes Gideon Rachman of the Financial Times.
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and his allies dream of replicating the China Model. That’s a scary thought for two big reasons.
With Mboweni now gone, the SA economy’s key departments are 100% staffed by former trade unionists and/or communists, all staunch devotees of the Developmental State ideal.
“Education sector groups like Gaotu Techedu desperately restructure business models after regulatory assault,” writes the Financial Times of London.
Barry Wood has a special interest in Berlin, a city that underwent momentous change as South Africa did – with the fall of the Berlin Wall signifying the collapse of communism.