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Sport, Arts and Culture Department Opts for Symbolism Rather Than Economic Growth

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The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) views the decision of the Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture, Gayton McKenzie, to approve name changes in the Eastern Cape as proof that limited public funds are wasted on misguided priorities. The very same Department that approved 21 geographical name changes – including several costly ones, such as […]

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Lights Out for Local Film Industry

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The Department of Trade and Industry (DTIC) has made a crucial error in its mismanagement and failure to safeguard its Incentive Scheme for the film industry. With 100,000 households set to be economically impacted by its removal, the government must come to the negotiating table or risk the collapse of an industry pivotal not only to South Africa’s economy but also its identity.

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NHI Negotiations Cannot Centre on a Half-Baked “Potato” and Legal Pressure Should Be Maintained

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The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus), which has taken the lead in criticising the National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill since it was tabled to Parliament in 2019, believes that the nine court cases currently under way against the legislation should proceed at all costs. Negotiations and dialogue on the matter per se are good; and […]

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SA Foreign Policy Deserves More Praise Than It Gets

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The South African government deserves more praise than it gets for a foreign policy that has sought to maintain old relationships with countries in the global north, even as it develops new relations with BRICS partners – and for its courage to act on its principles by charging Israel with genocide at the International Court of Justice.

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Judge Khampepe Must Not Blink

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The judicial commission probing delayed TRC investigations and prosecutions has announced a delay in the commencement of its public hearings due to the application by former presidents Thabo Mbeki and Jacob Zuma for the recusal of its chairperson, Judge Sisi Khampepe. The hearings were due to start next week.

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