Ending the scrouge of teen pregnancy
Nicholas Lorimer and Anlu Keeve discuss new regulations aimed at limiting the impact of teen pregnancy on thousands of lives. They also discuss the breakdown
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The bells of Hungary toll for... whom, exactly?
Does the fall of Viktor Orbán after 16 years of authoritarian rule signal the end of illiberal nationalism? Probably not.
What kind of history are we teaching?
The proposed changes to South Africa’s high school history curriculum centres African history, a necessary correction. But in doing so, it risks treating major global systems as background rather than sustained objects of study. Students may learn the vocabulary of
Diarise tomorrow’s webinar on the IRR's latest polling results
Do South Africans believe their president should be black?
Geordin Hill-Lewis A new DA leader for a new age?
Nicholas Lorimer and Terence Corrigan discuss the results of the DA conference held over the weekend and the party’s attempts to become South Africa’s largest party. They also discuss the new draft history curriculum and the emergence of ANC “study
Promise of a professional public service
The public service is a reality in our lives, but one that we often find opaque and incomprehensible.
Strong enough to win
I stand before you as your newly elected leader with one promise: However long I have the privilege of serving in this job, I will be dedicated to the mission of building a stronger South Africa for everyone.
How to get the BER’s “Fish Eagle” to soar in SA
The Bureau for Economic Research at Stellenbosch University has devised three scenarios for the economic future of SA. The scenarios have received some media coverage, including South Africa’s future: Three economic scenarios explored.
Let’s go for People’s Capitalism
South Africa’s liberal oppositional parties tend to argue that they’d carry out ANC policies more efficiently and less corruptly. That’s their selling point, but it’s not much of an alternative.