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Welcome to coalition country
The trend towards coalition politics is not surprising — it’s a natural outcome of our electoral system. That means debating whether coalitions are a good idea is pointless; reality will make them essential
STEVEN FRIEDMAN: A new menace is stalking the land, yet no-one is talking about it
More than twice as many people who test positive have been losing their lives this month than in July last year
STEVEN FRIEDMAN: Vaccination is not going to be enough to beat the pandemic
We need a strategy to control the spread of the coronavirus
STEVEN FRIEDMAN: Shouting at the government obscures many other ills
The national debate ignored the refinery explosion in Durban because connected people do not live there, writes Stephen Friedman
STEVEN FRIEDMAN: Time to have second thoughts about the second wave
Debate in SA is more concerned with reviving a ‘normal life’ than keeping up the fight against a dangerous virus
STEVEN FRIEDMAN: Growing racial divide in US sends important message to SA
Divisions in the US are now deeper than at any time since the civil war
STEVEN FRIEDMAN: Growth will remain elusive unless the government consults the marginalised
Recovery plan will fail if people in townships and shack settlements keep sliding down the pecking order
STEVEN FRIEDMAN: Plenty of good reasons to keep the Covid-19 grant
The bad reasons, that it will prevent voters from punishing the ANC for the pain it has caused, make sense too
STEVEN FRIEDMAN: Debate on tracing app sidelines issue of beating Covid-19
Organised business should have been debating how to ensure testing and tracing are effective instead of lobbying for end to restrictions
STEVEN FRIEDMAN: DA may have doomed its own voters to permanent opposition
The party leadership is determined to antagonise politically active black people
