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South Africa's struggling agricultural sector: what went wrong 20 years ago

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imageA South African farmer from Piketberg 100km outside Cape Town inspects the dry soil in his field of sewn wheat. It is cheaper to import the crop than to grow it commercially.Epa/Nic Bothma

South Africa’s decision to play by the global rules of free trade post 1994 put the country’s agricultural sector in a difficult position.

While it...

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Moral panic is sown to make us scaredy-cats – that's nothing new

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imageIn our era – like others – outrage and hyperbole seem to be par for the course.jenny downing

In the last week of June, the US Supreme Court made landmark rulings on Obamacare and gay marriage. That Friday, June 26, Republican presidential contender Ted Cruz announced:

Today is some of the darkest 24 hours in our nation’s history.

As...

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