South Africa is a failing state

South Africa’s government is unable to protect its citizens and reliably provide basic services such as electricity and water, indicating that it is a failing state. While the state has not completely failed, South Africans are increasingly having to take matters into their own hands to secure basic services. This may be through investing in alternative energy […]

US enlists ‘Amerikaners’ group in refugee scheme for white South Africans

A group called Amerikaners, set up by white South Africans hoping to take up U.S. President Donald Trump’s offer of resettlement, has been enlisted by his administration to help identify suitable applicants for the controversial programme. Trump established the refugee programme in February for “Afrikaners in South Africa who are victims of unjust racial discrimination”, referring […]

South Africa must end BEE and Expropriation

South Africa must stop taxing capital on arrival through its empowerment policies and secure property rights by abandoning expropriation without compensation (EWC) to improve its relations with the United States. These policy steps, coupled with a slight shift in South Africa’s foreign policy, could enable the country to secure a favourable trade deal with the […]

US enlists ‘Amerikaners’ group in refugee scheme for white South Africans

A group called Amerikaners, set up by white South Africans hoping to take up U.S. President Donald Trump’s offer of resettlement, has been enlisted by his administration to help identify suitable applicants for the controversial programme. Trump established the refugee programme in February for “Afrikaners in South Africa who are victims of unjust racial discrimination”, […]

Elderly couple brutally assaulted during home invasion in Sardinia Bay

An elderly couple was brutally assaulted during a home invasion in the early hours of Friday morning. Police spokesperson Captain Andre Beetge says at about 3 am, two suspects forced entry into the residence through a sliding door at the Wildlife Estate in Sardinia Bay. He says the 73-year-old man and his 68-year-old wife were […]