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Verashni Pillay
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Founder, explain.co.za
Johannesburg
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Political Elections Water AccessWater Scarcity Public Participation
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By Verashni Pillay| explain.co.za@ ‘Cause you’re hot, then you’re cold / You’re yes, then you’re no / You’re in, then you’re out / You’re up, then you’re down…”Donald Trump seems to be taking inspiration from amateur astronaut Katy Perry’s hit song. First, he sent the global economy into cardiac arrest by announcing “reciprocal tariffs” on the rest of the world last week, which even the ordinarily sage The Economist called “barmy” (Experts theorised the nonsense tariff formula may well have been generated by Chat GPT).
By Verashni Pillay| explain.co.za@ The world may be falling apart, but the internet stays undefeated. Here’s our pick of the funniest, sassiest and surprisingly deep responses to the news this week. US President Donald Trump let loose on “Liberation Day” on Wednesday — a new date he literally made up — by slapping a minimum of 10% tariffs on all imported goods. Trump says the move will “reclaim America’s independence” from the horrors of affordable foreign stuff like cars, electronics and… citrus fruit.
By Verashni Pillay| explain.co.za@ ‘Cause you’re hot, then you’re cold / You’re yes, then you’re no / You’re in, then you’re out / You’re up, then you’re down…”Donald Trump seems to be taking inspiration from amateur astronaut Katy Perry’s hit song. First, he sent the global economy into cardiac arrest by announcing “reciprocal tariffs” on the rest of the world last week, which even the ordinarily sage The Economist called “barmy” (Experts theorised the nonsense tariff formula may well have been generated by Chat GPT).
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explain.co.za
Sowetan is an English-language South African daily newspaper that started in 1981 as a liberation struggle publication and which serves a proudly South African readership who have earned the right to be in the know and on the move.
Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
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Founded: 1981