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Stephen Grootes

51 articles in the last 12 months · 3 sources · South Africa, Namibia

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After The Bell: The wonderful and strange business of prognostication

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ANALYSIS: New mayors beware — SA’s local government revolt is waiting for a spark

AFTER THE BELL: Why are SA’s cannabis rules still up in smoke?

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ANALYSIS: So you want to govern a metro? Be careful what you wish for

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AFTER THE BELL: Signs of hope — Home Affairs works, if you can find the right queue

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AFTER THE BELL: The fall of Numsa’s Irvin Jim — when institutions outgrow their eternal leaders

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ANALYSIS: Inside the big shiny plan to change how local government works

AFTER THE BELL: Mini budget applause is meaningless to young jobseekers hustling on street corners

ANALYSIS: Bronkhorstspruit water crisis exposes a national pattern of municipal failure and impunity

AFTER THE BELL: Are our ATMs about to become less exciting?

AFTER THE BELL: Escaping the debt trap could set SA on the road to fiscal victory

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ANALYSIS: The ANC-DA national coalition will survive the elections, and could grow stronger

AFTER THE BELL: The battle for your pharmacy basket is waged by the loyalty cards

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ANALYSIS: SA’s lack of a dominant election narrative fractures the national voice before polls

AFTER THE BELL: Grit your teeth — how inflationary times force a gamble on health and savings

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AFTER THE BELL: Whether Boxer or the ANC, succession planning separates strong institutions from fragile ones

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LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026: On paper vs reality — could the DA and the ANC work together in Joburg?

AFTER THE BELL: Cold call conundrum — tell me, how many missed calls did you get today?

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ANALYSIS: We know the election poll numbers, but we can’t predict the turnout

AFTER THE BELL: My phone needed a new battery, not a new religion

AFTER THE BELL: RAF crisis offers an opportunity to hit the brakes and fix a broken system

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LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026: The 2026 local elections will be an early warning for 2029

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Joburg election posters — the good, the bad and the embarrassing

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ANALYSIS: Joburg election posters — the good, the bad and the embarrassing