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Great Trek

Much ado about McAdoo — David Kramer brings forgotten theatrical hero back to life

South Africa

Much ado about McAdoo — David Kramer brings forgotten theatrical hero back to life

By Keith Bain

Letter from KZN: Finding common ground with Piet Retief in the great, royal city of Umgungundlovu

South Africa

Letter from KZN: Finding common ground with Piet Retief in the great, royal city of Umgungundlovu

By Glen Retief

Budget Day behind the cameras and next to the EFF’s wall of revolutionary noise

South Africa

Budget Day behind the cameras and next to the EFF’s wall of revolutionary noise

By Stephen Grootes

Back to the future: Afrikaners unveil R3.5-billion plan to secure future autonomy

South Africa

Back to the future: Afrikaners unveil R3.5-billion plan to secure future autonomy

By Marianne Thamm

Post-Statue SA: What will be left when the toppling is done?

South Africa

Post-Statue SA: What will be left when the toppling is done?

By Richard Poplak

Op-Ed: Whether colonist or Struggle hero, in the realm of SA statues it’s still a man’s world

South Africa

Op-Ed: Whether colonist or Struggle hero, in the realm of SA statues it’s still a man’s world

By Rebecca Davis

A crack in the crucible: A review of ‘I, Afrikaner’

Maverick Life

A crack in the crucible: A review of ‘I, Afrikaner’

By Kim Robinson

The Boers at the end of the world

Maverick Life

The Boers at the end of the world

By Rebecca Davis

Sticky wicket, few runs as Basson hearing rolls on

Politics

Sticky wicket, few runs as Basson hearing rolls on

By Stephen Grootes