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Teaching students to think, not what to think
It should encourage them to think historically rather than ideologically.
17 July 2026
It should encourage them to think historically rather than ideologically.
Every bullet fired in a route dispute is an argument for more regulation.
A president can announce a smart city. He cannot announce the millions of private calculations that make such a city viable.
South Africa does not need a politics of permanent grievance; it needs a politics of competence.
When it comes to sustainability and stability, history is also on the side of democracy.
The police should not be the primary patroller of the streets. They should be specialised into investigations and bringing convictions.
Nothing has really improved since Ramaphosa became president.
The proposed changes to the curriculum have already come under fire.
In a country with such high unemployment we need to encourage job creation.
South Africa fails because its institutions punish productivity and protect predation.