Oxfordshire, UK village passes symbolic referendum held to protest against plans to house 1,200 asylum seekers nearby A village in Oxfordshire has voted to leave the UK in a symbolic referendum in response to plans to house 1,200 migrants next door. Residents in Piddington voted 285 to 26 to “secede from the UK and pursue…
It was rugby fans instead of Baltimore Ravens fans who flocked to M&T Bank Stadium on Saturday, for a first of its kind match on American soil. The fourth and final test of ‘Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry’ between South Africa and New Zealand took place at M&T Bank Stadium, and along with the 43-28 win for…
Courtesy BizNews JP Smith has spent years being told his city is one of the world’s most violent. He didn’t dispute it. He explained why. Nearly every gun his officers pulled off the street came back to bite them: nineteen times out of twenty, the man caught red-handed walked free, because Cape Town cannot investigate…
Estate agencies and other property businesses will no longer need to possess a BEE certificate to obtain permission to operate COURT VICTORY: Sakeliga defeats BEE licensing in property sector 10 September 2026 Sakeliga has secured a major court victory against BEE in the property sector. The Pretoria High Court has declared unconstitutional the requirement that…
In a recent discourse, Ernst Roets and Marie-Louise de Nysschen of Lex Libertas have challenged the prevailing centralized authority in South Africa, advocating for a return to federalism and self-governance as the only viable path forward for the country. The Crisis of Over-Governance The duo argues that the current national government is failing its citizens…
South Africa’s political landscape has been rocked by revelations contained in an internal ANC forensic report, which sheds light on the administrative chaos behind the party’s failure to submit candidate lists for six municipalities ahead of the November 4 elections. A Crisis of Competence Rather than blaming the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC), as previously suggested…
CAPE TOWN – 15 September 2026 A new investigation by political commentator Willem Petzer, essayist Rob Duigan, and economist Dr Adi Schlebusch has raised alarm over the growing fiscal burden on Cape Town’s middle-class households, describing the city’s revenue model as a “ticking time bomb” heading into the 2026 local elections. The trio’s findings come…
BALTIMORE — The Springboks claimed the inaugural Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry trophy with a commanding 43-28 victory over the All Blacks in the fourth and final Test at M&T Bank Stadium, sealing the series 3-1 before a record 68,173 crowd — the largest attendance ever at a rugby match in the United States. Captain Siya Kolisi…
While centrist commentators fixate on the Sweden Democrats’s modest drop from 20.5% to 17.6%, the far more important fact is this: SD’s policies are no longer radical. They are mainstream. The “setback” narrative is a distraction. SD entered parliament in 2010 with 5.7%. They now sit at 17.6% and have permanently moved the Overton window….
The ongoing collapse of Makhanda (formerly Grahamstown) is attributed to decades of mismanagement by the Makana Local Municipality, with several interlocking causes. The first is serious Financial mismanagement – The municipality has received a “disclaimer of opinion” from the Auditor-General every year since 2018/19, and its liabilities exceeded its assets by R813 million. Revenue collection…
