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THAMI DICKSON | Voters must reject empty rhetoric and demand real solutions in coming elections

Thirty years into democracy, SA should by now have strong well-functioning municipalities serving as a powerful instrument for community development and local economic growth.

Following its recent federal congress, at which a new party leadership was elected, the DA reshuffled its representation in the government of national unity.  Picture: Freddy Mavunda © Business Day

THAMI DICKSON | Cracks being exposed in facade of DA integrity

There’s a Xhosa proverb about human character that says, “Isisila senkukhu sibonwa mhla ligquthayo”, literally meaning “the chicken’s tail is seen on a windy day.”

SA may earn more money in the short term by increasing export volumes, but it risks missing out on long-term industrial development. File photo

Landmark deal with China offers SA many advantages, but there are risks

SA’s recently signed landmark agreement with China, which grants our exports 100% duty-free access to the Chinese market for two years, is a significant strategic advantage for this country.

Scapegoating undocumented African immigrants will not magically fix unemployment, corruption, crime or the collapse of municipalities in South Africa, says the writer. File photo.

THAMI DICKSON | Mbeki living in the past on SA’s current tough immigration issues

The former president’s thoughts reveal a generation rooted in a Pan-African ideological framework that sustained the ANC liberation-era politics, writes Thami Dickson.

Former social development minister Sisisi Tolashe.

OPINION | Tolashe scandal highlights urgent need for the right leaders

The crisis involving former social development minister Sisisi Tolashe could not have come at a worse time for the ANC and President Cyril Ramaphosa.

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INSIGHT | Ramaphosa walks tightrope over migrant crisis tensions and diplomacy

As I listened to President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Freedom Day speech, I could not shake the feeling he was treading carefully around the immigration crisis confronting our country.

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INSIGHT | The uncomfortable side to Pope Leo’s historic Africa trip

Some of the countries on the Pope’s itinerary are ruled by dictators with long and troubling records of human rights abuses.