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Is UCT Punishing Free Speech? xitter.cf/i/broadcasts/1DGleVyvd…

🔴LIVE at 12pm | Is UCT Punishing Free Speech? FMF CEO @DavidAnsara faces a recommended six-month suspension from UCT Council, while @AdvOppenheimer faces possible expulsion for speaking out. Ansara joins @NWoodeSmith and Dr @Martin_ASFL on the Rational Standard Podcast to discuss the disciplinary proceedings, UCT's history of ideological intolerance, and the growing threat to academic freedom. 🎙️Watch live here ⬇️ youtube.com/watch?v=F9wkRfA9…

Inflation is more than a cost-of-living problem. It is an invisible tax that disproportionately punishes those least able to protect themselves, writes Dr. Oluwaseun Adeoye Oyebamiji. rationalstandard.com/p/infla…

Would you rather live in a society where people can say offensive things, or one where the government decides what you're allowed to say? @NWoodeSmith says an incredibly rude but free society is preferable to giving the state the power to regulate speech. Watch the full discussion: youtube.com/live/sNAkmrqZMUo 🔴 New episodes Fridays at 12pm CAT

Whose interests should come first in education? Ultimately, the interests of learners, and not unions, will have to prevail, writes @ASZulu. rationalstandard.com/p/whose…

Should the government decide what people are allowed to say? Zakhele Mthembu warns that laws regulating speech are inherently subjective, leaving people vulnerable to inconsistent enforcement and punishment based on individual interpretations. Watch the full discussion: youtube.com/live/sNAkmrqZMUo 🔴 New episodes Fridays at 12pm CAT

Sovereignty is not the exclusive preserve of kings, parliaments, or international bureaucracies. At its core, it is the recognition that human beings are not the playthings of higher powers, writes Zakhele Mthembu. rationalstandard.com/p/the-l…

Citizenship is a constitutional right, not a privilege granted for political obedience. South Africa belongs to its citizens, not whichever political party happens to govern them, writes @NWoodeSmith. rationalstandard.com/p/south…

Shadrack Sibiya’s resignation ends his police career, but serious criminal allegations and questions of accountability remain unresolved, writes Thando Nzimande. rationalstandard.com/p/resig…

The Nobel Peace Prize awarded to South African jurist Navi Pillay is a reminder that justice depends on independent courts, impartial laws and the courage to hold even the most powerful accountable, writes Matsheole Majoro. rationalstandard.com/p/navi-…

Misinformation is real, but who gets to decide what people are allowed to say? @ASZulu warns that giving government the power to determine what constitutes misinformation risks turning the fight against false information into a tool for censorship. Watch the full discussion: youtube.com/live/sNAkmrqZMUo 🔴 New episodes Fridays at 12pm CAT

The cooperative approach rarely works. It is window-dressing to pretend the ANC-in-government believes the private-sector approach is better, writes Piet du Plessis. rationalstandard.com/p/when-…

ANC Leaders Want to STRIP Your Citizenship for Speaking Out xitter.cf/i/broadcasts/1DxleVaQW…

🔴 LIVE at 12pm | ANC Leaders Want to STRIP Your Citizenship for Speaking Out Join @NWoodeSmith, Zakhele Mthembu and @ASZulu as they unpack calls from ANC leaders for action against South Africans accused of spreading “misinformation” internationally. Can lobbying the US really amount to treason, and what does this mean for free speech and the rule of law? 🎙️Watch live here ⬇️ youtube.com/watch?v=sNAkmrqZ…

The real problem was never who owned the monopoly. It was the absence of open, rules-based competition, writes Dr. Oluwaseun Adeoye Oyebamiji. rationalstandard.com/p/when-…

The poorest 10% of people in the most economically free countries earn eight times more, on average, than those in the least economically free countries. Dr @Martin_ASFL explains why economic freedom matters most to those who have the least. Watch the full discussion: youtube.com/watch?v=x6xTOep0… 🔴 New episodes Fridays at 12pm CAT

Street traders are not a problem to be managed. They are entrepreneurs creating value under difficult conditions. Johannesburg should make it easier for them to trade, not harder, writes Zakhele Mthembu. rationalstandard.com/p/johan…

National sovereignty does not give governments the right to undermine individual freedoms. @DavidAnsara says defending liberty means holding every political party accountable, and sometimes the most patriotic thing you can do is criticise your own government. Watch the full discussion: youtube.com/watch?v=x6xTOep0… 🔴 New episodes Fridays at 12pm CAT

News24 has finally achieved what politicians have failed to do for decades: unite South Africans across racial and political divides in their hatred for them, writes @SkyeZedA. rationalstandard.com/p/news2…

When farmers are left defenceless, South Africa's food security is also at risk. @NWoodeSmith introduces the term “agricide” and questions the ANC's decision to dismantle the rural commando system, leaving farming communities increasingly vulnerable to violent crime. Watch the full discussion: youtube.com/watch?v=x6xTOep0… 🔴 New episodes Fridays at 12pm CAT