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Geordin’s gambit: Why aiming high beats treading water at 20%
New DA leader Geordin Hill-Lewis inherits a 25-year-old question from former French PM Lionel Jospin about whether his party can evolve from opposition to a genuine governing alternative – and he’s betting everything on a [...]
It’s Topical | Is Geordin Hill-Lewis the right person to lead the DA?
Geordin Hill-Lewis served as Chief of Staff to former DA leaders Helen Zille and Mmusi Maimane. He was the youngest Member of Parliament when elected in 2011, at the age of 24. Now 39, he [...]
Israel’s dark turn and Iran’s death penalty machine
Israel’s journey from David Ben-Gurion’s founding vision of being a “light to the nations” to Itamar Ben-Gvir’s controversial death penalty bill targeting Palestinians has sparked unprecedented opposition from Jewish diaspora communities who fear the country’s [...]
The R500bn lesson: What Kirsh’s success reveals about real investment vs pledges GalleryThe R500bn lesson: What Kirsh’s success reveals about real investment vs pledges
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The R500bn lesson: What Kirsh’s success reveals about real investment vs pledges
While R1.5 trillion has been promised at President Cyril Ramaphosa’s investment conference, South Africa’s actual capital formation has plummeted from 20 to 14% of GDP, suggesting that real investment – like Natie Kirsh’s R500 billion [...]
