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Margaret Thatcher

The duchess and the Afrikaner tramps

South Africa

The duchess and the Afrikaner tramps

By Thérèse Fensham

Revealed — the Zimbabwean parliamentarian who played a key role in the destruction of Thornhill Air Base

Africa

Revealed — the Zimbabwean parliamentarian who played a key role in the destruction of Thornhill Air Base

By Stuart Doran

The List of Suspicious Things — a captivating yarn

World

The List of Suspicious Things — a captivating yarn

By Mark Heywood

Lord Peter Hain slams Tory Bill that would ban boycotts of Israeli settler products

South Africa

Lord Peter Hain slams Tory Bill that would ban boycotts of Israeli settler products

By Peter Fabricius

The perils of power – how hubris can lead to catastrophe

Maverick Life

The perils of power – how hubris can lead to catastrophe

By Bryan Hattingh

Now that the Queen is dead, what will happen to the Commonwealth?

Africa

Now that the Queen is dead, what will happen to the Commonwealth?

By Tim Cohen

Ramaphosa lauds ‘noble and virtuous example’ set by Queen Elizabeth

South Africa

Ramaphosa lauds ‘noble and virtuous example’ set by Queen Elizabeth

By Peter Fabricius

Liz Truss and the fading dream of the Thatcherite revolution

Business Maverick

Liz Truss and the fading dream of the Thatcherite revolution

By Tim Cohen

Mikhail Gorbachev (1931-2022): The mysteries of a revolutionary reformer revealed in death

South Africa

Mikhail Gorbachev (1931-2022): The mysteries of a revolutionary reformer revealed in death

By J Brooks Spector

Boris Johnson is on the cusp of his own personal Brexit – and he is no Winston Churchill

Politics

Boris Johnson is on the cusp of his own personal Brexit – and he is no Winston Churchill

By Derek Laud

World’s tennis bosses wrong to punish Wimbledon for its Ukraine war stance

Sport

World’s tennis bosses wrong to punish Wimbledon for its Ukraine war stance

By Derek Laud

South Africa

In the belly of extremes: What does business bring to the table of the poor? That’s the main ingredient of a social compact

By Pali Lehohla and Busani Ngcaweni