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News24.com | History of dagga in SA shows its decriminalisation is overdue

Campaigns against and warnings about the dangers of dagga usage are not a prudish phenomenon of the 21st century. It is as old as dagga smoking itself, writes Max du Preez.

News24.com | There is reason for hope

The days until next year's general election will be dark and stormy. But there is reason for hope, writes Max du Preez.

News24.com | The conflict within the ANC

The ANC's flirtation with cheap populist politics comes from the Zuma camp and has already exacted a heavy toll on our economy, writes Max du Preez.

News24.com | Muthambi, Zuma represent the worst of the ANC

The way Faith Muthambi had betrayed her struggle comrade Phumla Williams is the way the ANC leadership has betrayed those who dedicated their lives to South Africa���s freedom, writes Max du Preez.

News24.com | Land reform's Codesa moment

The summit on land reform could very well turn out to be a turning point in the heated debate on expropriation of land, writes Max du Preez.

News24.com | Unproductive, incompetent state at heart of SA's problems

Underlying most of South Africa's multitude of problems and challenges is the reality that the state is incapable of executing any plan properly or applying any policies correctly and efficiently, writes Max du Preez.

News24.com | Ramaphosa cutting canes for his own backside

The time is ripe for the citizens to see a leader with strong convictions stating his case without fear of offending someone. "Spineless Cyril" is not an epithet that would serve his brand, writes Max du Preez.

News24.com | The long list of headlines too depressing to bear

If the ANC believes the Constitution already allows for expropriation without compensation under certain circumstances, why did Ramaphosa announce that they decided to change it? What's the rush, asks Max du Preez.

News24.com | Amending the Constitution on land is becoming unavoidable

The way in which the debates around land reform have been allowed to degenerate will probably make it impossible for President Cyril Ramaphosa to avoid amending the Constitution, writes Max du Preez.

News24.com | On the road back to Mandela's progressive values

South Africa has regressed into an erosion of democracy, cheap populist politics, a culture of entitlement, ethnic nationalism, polarisation and intolerance. We need to find our way back, writes Max du Preez.