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A drained state hurts the economy

And there are fewer journalists to hold policymakers accountable for this decline

Three writers respond to Drew Forrest’s New Frame piece in the M&G and Rebecca Davis’s article in Daily Maverick

The articles in the two publications followed the sudden closure of ‘New Frame’ after its donor withdrew his funding

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New Frame closure: Socialism’s problem remains the socialists

Throughout the ‘New Frame’ controversy, holier-than-thou bourgeois-baiters and obsessive players of the race card have shown why the hard left has condemned itself to the…

The general secretary of the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa), Irvin Jim, was candid in claiming that he did not view the MK Party as a socialist-oriented party.

Numsa’s Irvin Jim claims media takedown campaign

The metalworkers union leader has alleged that NGOs want to capture the union, using media outlets

Quality: ‘New Frame’ staff members in August 2018. The closure of the publication is a blow to the journalists, who want it to be transferred into the control of the people working there

‘New Frame’ closure ‘a terrible loss to the country’

The closure of the publication ‘New Frame’, which sought to chase quality over clicks, is a cautionary tale of the pitfalls of donor funding

The bad news headlines may be true but the good news is often overlooked

No easy fix to SA media money crisis

The closure of the New Frame, which sought to chase quality over clicks, is a cautionary tale of the pitfalls of donor funding

Firefighters have managed to control some of the fires in Australia.

Australia’s fires give us a glimpse of what’s coming

The government is reaffirming its commitment to coal. But as the crisis deepens, climate barbarism is no longer an option

Public transport in Cape Town and its surrounds has stabilised somewhat following two weeks of disruption due to ongoing conflict over routes between two rival taxi associations.

How South Africa’s minibus taxi industry exploits its drivers 

The drivers who are the bedrock of the public transport system are often paid less than the sectoral determination stipulates

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Why the NBA’s Basketball Africa League is important

The NBA is already invested on the continent. It has organised Basketball Without Borders in various African countries over the past 16 years

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The athlete who refused to die

Mhlengi Gwala’s indomitable spirit has him reaching for new goals, just 10 months after the brutal chainsaw attack that almost cost him his legs

The SABC’s failure to compete for broadcasting rights has led to a disconnect between the majority of the public and domestic sport. (Jorge Silva/Reuters)

SABC crisis threatens sport itself

The sporting public, sport sponsors and the organisations in charge of sporting codes each pay a price for the SABC’s debt in one way or the other