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TOM EATON: Fear not Mr Steenhuisen, an RW Johnson broadside probably means you’re safe
Predictions of SA's fall have come to naught so far, so the DA leader has some time left
TOM EATON: The cowardice behind South Africans’ embrace of Trump’s falsehoods
A damaging fiction gains traction as anger and opportunism eclipse basic moral honesty
TOM EATON: The Russia recruit scandal questions Jacob Zuma can’t bury
Shifting story on MK recruits raises darker questions than alleged trafficking
TOM EATON: Welcome to Potemkinburg, with unhappy Afrikaners
A week of G20 pageantry collides with our optimism, anxiety and political theatre
TOM EATON: China not a threat to ANC’s job of tarnishing SA’s image
Gauteng government views defacement of a sign as a greater threat than the Chinese
TOM EATON: Ramaphosa’s exit looms but at least Mbeki is not in the running
Thabo Mbeki's new assertion is that SA presidents should be elected by popular vote rather than by political parties
TOM EATON: Amazon’s three-book-a-day diet and the slow death of the internet
The article discusses the oversaturation of AI-generated content on the internet, highlighting Amazon's attempt to limit self-published books to three per day and the increasing prevalence of AI-written material online. The author expresses a sense of relief in accepting the artificial nature of much online content, suggesting that this might lead to a return to traditional media and genuine human interactions.
TOM EATON: US already seized by someone more powerful than a mere king
Donald Trump holds court at the pleasure of the council of oligarchs
TOM EATON: Give Jonas some slack, flapping over populism is as good as it gets
We've discovered authoritarian creep in SA ages ago, but haven't assembled a posse yet
TOM EATON: New party or kinky same old, same old?
It feels a tad perverse to focus on the merger of micro-parties Rise Mzansi, Bosa and nano-party GOOD
