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Articles by Seth Thorne

The DA could scrap BEE if it were brave enough to try

South Africa—12 Nov 2025

ANC slams DA’s plan to scrap BEE as ‘rollback of 300 years of struggle’

South Africa—12 Nov 2025

Helen Zille nearly started her own political party

South Africa—12 Nov 2025

Deputy metro police chief suspended in South Africa

South Africa—11 Nov 2025

Politics is too important to leave in the hands of politicians

South Africa—11 Nov 2025

‘Most race-regulated country in the world’ billboard removed in Johannesburg

South Africa—11 Nov 2025

Two-decade-old taxpayer funded project in South Africa sits incomplete and abandoned

South Africa—10 Nov 2025

Rumours surround DA’s minister and deputy shake-up

South Africa—10 Nov 2025

Municipalities squander R1.09 trillion of taxpayer funds

South Africa—10 Nov 2025

Critical South African investigative organisation slapped with gag order

South Africa—10 Nov 2025

ANC says DA holding it back from expropriating land without compensation

South Africa—10 Nov 2025

The man who scored South Africa’s most iconic goal

Sport—9 Nov 2025

President Ramaphosa’s 75 Ministers and Deputies cost South African taxpayers over R3 billion per year

South Africa—9 Nov 2025

Small historic South African town has more ducks than people

South Africa—8 Nov 2025

CEO, CFO, and other top executives of R48 billion RAF suspended

South Africa—7 Nov 2025

Gigaba denies any wrongdoing in possible corruption case

South Africa—7 Nov 2025

Many South African politicians only want to make easy money

South Africa—7 Nov 2025

Former Finance and Public Enterprises Minister to be charged in state capture-related case

South Africa—7 Nov 2025

South Africans are flocking out of these provinces

South Africa—6 Nov 2025

Bosasa’s Angelo Agrizzi avoids prison after plea agreement

South Africa—6 Nov 2025

South Africa responds to Donald Trump’s jabs

South Africa—6 Nov 2025

Trump takes another swipe at South Africa

International—6 Nov 2025

Turmoil in Jacob Zuma’s MK Party

South Africa—6 Nov 2025

Secrecy surrounds Jacob Zuma’s MK Party funding

South Africa—6 Nov 2025

I’m actually underpaid – Deputy Minister

South Africa—5 Nov 2025

South Africa’s ‘weekend special’ minister’s new gig

South Africa—5 Nov 2025

Helen Zille explains why DA administrations collapsed in Johannesburg

South Africa—5 Nov 2025

The day the trade union now called Solidarity protested alongside the South African Communist Party

South Africa—4 Nov 2025

IEC reveals whether e-voting will be used in the 2026/2027 local government elections

South Africa—4 Nov 2025

Your vote in the 2026/2027 South African municipal election is actually ‘worth three’

South Africa—4 Nov 2025
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South African government’s asset manager invested R11 billion in a BEE company and lost 100% of its money

Business—18 Jun 2026

BEE must be scrapped and replaced by a 5% levy on profits to help black people – Herman Mashaba

South Africa—18 Jun 2026

Top CEO says South Africa’s National Defence Force should be closed

South Africa—18 Jun 2026

New polling shows that the DA leads the ANC in Gauteng

South Africa—18 Jun 2026

Politics and race: ANC, DA, MK, EFF, and FF+ compared

South Africa—18 Jun 2026

New multi-million-rand shopping mall for an important town in South Africa – Photos

Business—17 Jun 2026

New Mega City in one of South Africa’s major metros

South Africa—17 Jun 2026

Residents in South Africa’s richest city at risk of being plunged into darkness

South Africa—17 Jun 2026

Big lie about why Elon Musk left South Africa

Business—17 Jun 2026

Anti-immigrant protests: no work, no pay

South Africa—17 Jun 2026

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South Africa—17 Jun 2026
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South African city wants to charge a monthly levy to households with solar panels on their roofs

South Africa—16 Jun 2026
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Big lie about why Elon Musk left South Africa

Business—17 Jun 2026
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New Mega City in one of South Africa’s major metros

South Africa—17 Jun 2026
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Top CEO says South Africa’s National Defence Force should be closed

South Africa—18 Jun 2026
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BEE must be scrapped and replaced by a 5% levy on profits to help black people – Herman Mashaba

South Africa—18 Jun 2026
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Where Vodacom hid the ‘Please Call Me body’

Business—17 Jun 2026
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Cyril Ramaphosa and FW de Klerk the worst presidents for economic growth since South Africa was formed in 1910

Business—17 Jun 2026
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One province spent R344 million on consultants, a 60% year-on-year increase

South Africa—16 Jun 2026

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New Comments

So where does one hide a huge BEE payout? According to this article, there are many places, and the larger...

Mike Wiggill on 18 Jun 2026

You're dreaming my friend if you think Starlink is a benevolent uncle to the rural poor. How much is the...

nkadimengreginald on 18 Jun 2026

This is not surprising. Ms Zille has been campaigning incredibly hard and very effectively. I hope she gets rewarded for...

The Hobbit on 18 Jun 2026

I understand your frustration but it's not really the job of a CEO to do this, it is in fact...

The Hobbit on 18 Jun 2026

She is a bit of a wrecking ball - you are right.

The Hobbit on 18 Jun 2026

It's a nice idea. But not sure I'd trust them even with that reduced role. They'd probably misfire their weapon...

The Hobbit on 18 Jun 2026

Kallie Kriel needs to be held to account for the bullying of Elon Musk allegedly. I highly suspect him for...

nkadimengreginald on 18 Jun 2026

Mr Du Toit you need to take over Ministry of Defense - this is a great suggestion. We need more...

The Hobbit on 18 Jun 2026

You are absolutely correct. It's a terrible thing the ANC have done. They have created a bunch of social grant...

The Hobbit on 18 Jun 2026

I partly blame the ANC for this. They gave the impression that Black people would get all this 'stuff' once...

The Hobbit on 18 Jun 2026
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