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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

By
Daily Friend
6 min read
Ramaphosa’s upside-down flag highlights South Africa’s declining constitutional culture.
Corne Mulder
Interviews

Corné Mulder says SA could have a new government before 2029

By
Alec Hogg
21 min read
Corné Mulder on US visa curbs, ANC indecision and South Africa’s looming coalition shake-up
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?

By
Editor BizNews
5 min read
A shifting measles outbreak is exposing gaps in vaccination, surveillance and response.
GG Alcock says SA's R1-trillion "informal" economy is anything but
Interviews

GG Alcock says SA's R1-trillion "informal" economy is anything but

By
Alec Hogg
27 min read
GG Alcock on the trillion-rand township economy reshaping South Africa’s business landscape.
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