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  • in Opinion, Politics

    Why Neutrality is Not Virtue in the Face of Trump Tyranny

    One Cannot Simply Sit on the Fence & Claim to Have a Balanced View About Donald Trump. The Idea That Neutrality Is Virtue in the Face of Tyranny Is Not Wisdom.

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    Wondering about those folks who advocated for a “balanced” view of Donald Trump… Are you still waiting to “see how it plays out”? The gormless “let’s take a centrist view” crowd, wringing their hands and trying to sound reasonable while the house burns down, have egg on their faces and blood on their hands. Let […]

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  • in Crime, Opinion, Politics

    Cape Town’s R180 Million Safety Wall Only Masks the Crime Problem

    A R180 million safety wall may only mask crime on Cape Town’s N2, while it avoids confronting inequality, policing failures and the roots of violence.

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    Once again, Cape Town finds itself responding to a senseless tragedy with an expensive physical structure rather than confronting the deeper social and policing failures that made that tragedy possible. Last week the City of Cape Town confirmed that it will press ahead with plans to build a R180 million “security wall” along sections of […]

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  • in Opinion, Politics

    Political Temperature US and SA – No Easy Barometer

    Political turmoil in the US and SA reflects shared histories of division and white supremacy, with rising temperature but no clear barometer.

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    South Africans are watching events in the US — and now Britain — with a mix of shock, recognition, and even a little dark amusement. America, in particular, is an object lesson in what happens when the political climate threatens to tip into catastrophe. There is no quick and easy way to measure the political […]

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  • in Culture, News, Opinion, Politics

    Holy Colonisation 2.0: The American Church’s Grip on African Minds

    Holy colonisation – How the American evangelical church exports soft power, controls African minds, and weakens self-determination, to the point of Africans revering racist bigots like Charlie Kirk.

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    For decades we’ve been told the engines of US soft power were Hollywood, Silicon Valley, or fast-food chains. But the most potent weapon of American influence in the 21st century has been something far subtler and far older: the evangelical Christian church. What began in the mid-late 20th century as a lively, seemingly inclusive movement […]

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  • in Health & Fitness, Interviews, Opinion, Wellness

    SA Trans Community Feels Abandoned Following USAID Freeze

    Daniel Friedman and Nivrata Bachu discuss with Aurora Krotoa Moses, founder of the Aurora Kaleidoscope Movement, the Impact Donald Trump’s Suspension of US Foreign Aid has on SA’s Transgender Community

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    SA Trans Community Feels Abandoned, Despondent Following USAID Freeze Co-Written by Daniel Friedman and Nivrata Bachu In January, US President Donald Trump issued an executive order suspending US foreign aid, creating uncertainty around the future of a range of organisations offering essential support to the LGBTQ+ community. Many organisations and clinics, as a result of […]

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