Zuma had a chance to galvanise South Africans. He blew it
South African President, Jacob Zuma, wasted lots of time and space in cheap politicking instead of galvanising South Africans to work together for a better future.
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Lessons from Cuba about reclaiming symbols of a painful past
Cuba’s National Capitol Building has been reclaimed as the seat of the National Assembly 54 years after it was abandoned by the new revolutionary government. There are lessons in this for others.
National anthems: how composers in South Africa and India are reimagining them
Philip Miller and Amit Chaudhuri have reworked national anthems to reflect the impact of history on official music.
#FeesMustFall: the poster child for new forms of struggle in South Africa?
The leaderlessness of South Africa’s #FeesMustFall student movement has ultimately fed into divisions within the grouping.
When politics and academia collide, quality suffers. Just ask Nigeria
The politicisation of academia definitely contributes to a decline in academic standards. This is a situation South Africa must work hard to avoid. It can learn from others on the continent.
What is RET and what does it want? The Radical Economic Transformation faction in South Africa explained
Despite its vagueness, the RET has become central to the contemporary ANC. It is destined to remain a powerful bloc within the party, and a constant constraint on Ramaphosa leadership.
Using fiction to make the curious links between financial risk and terrorism
A number of novels provide links between risk-assessment, financial speculation, and terrorism. But simultaneously, real life terror in 2016 renders writing about it completely and utterly pointless.
China’s economy is changing rapidly. It’s no longer Australia’s easy export market
Australian exports to China in three key sectors are all slowing. Businesses will need to meet the challenge.
Traffic congestion: is there a miracle cure? (Hint: it’s not roads)
Once a new road opens, people switch back to cars and congestion increases back to a steady-state point of gridlock. For lasting effectiveness, policy needs to include congestion charges and better rail services.
The hidden risks of buy now, pay later: What shoppers need to know
Are buy now, pay later services truly a new way to boost financial inclusion, or just another type of predatory loan?
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