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The Democratic Alliance won control of the uMngeni Municipality in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands after the local government elections in 2021. As the ...

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Dare to Believe is a poignant narrative of resilience, courage, and hope in the face of adversity. Mmusi Maimane invites readers on a journey throu...

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Henry Kissinger analyses how six extraordinary leaders he has known have shaped their countries and the world'Leaders,' writes Henry Kissinger in t...

There has been a continuous outcry about the government failing to deliver services to its citizens. The author draws attention to how the governme...

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After decades of imperfect secularism, presided over by an often corrupt Congress establishment, Nehru's diverse republic has yielded to Hindu nati...

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The thing that looms largest in South Africa's future is South Africa's past - most especially the nearly five decades of division and conflict at ...

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For Washington, China is a strategic competitor: the only country with both the will to reshape the world order and, increasingly, the means to do ...

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