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Populism

Western allies warn US that hostility towards South Africa risks strengthening populists

South Africa

Western allies warn US that hostility towards South Africa risks strengthening populists

By Peter Fabricius

Donald Trump — the ‘Day Before’, the ‘Morning After’, and everything in between

World

Donald Trump — the ‘Day Before’, the ‘Morning After’, and everything in between

By Raymond Suttner

Crossed Wires: Immigration — the hot and angry core that unites the global right

World

Crossed Wires: Immigration — the hot and angry core that unites the global right

By Steven Boykey Sidley

Coalition government’s collective failure to cohesively communicate is a boon for populists

Maverick News

Coalition government’s collective failure to cohesively communicate is a boon for populists

By Stephen Grootes

Endless defections, lies, distrust and inconsistency undermine SA’s populist parties

South Africa

Endless defections, lies, distrust and inconsistency undermine SA’s populist parties

By Stephen Grootes

SA and the tension between populism and constitutionalism

Maverick News

SA and the tension between populism and constitutionalism

By Stephen Grootes

After the Bell: Why Trump is winning

Business Maverick

After the Bell: Why Trump is winning

By Tim Cohen

France votes in parliamentary election with far-right National Rally poised to challenge Macron

World

France votes in parliamentary election with far-right National Rally poised to challenge Macron

By Reuters

Changes in rural social relations during Covid-19 a key driver of political populism

Maverick Citizen

Changes in rural social relations during Covid-19 a key driver of political populism

By Leslie Bank

Rise of populism renders obsolete the old political duopoly of ‘left’ and ‘right’

World

Rise of populism renders obsolete the old political duopoly of ‘left’ and ‘right’

By J Brooks Spector

Populism as a winning card — the final weekend speeches point to parties’ pressure points

Politics

Populism as a winning card — the final weekend speeches point to parties’ pressure points

By Stephen Grootes

Staying in power at any cost — Ramaphosa’s pivot to populism

Op-eds

Staying in power at any cost — Ramaphosa’s pivot to populism

By Ray Hartley and Greg Mills